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	Brett Favre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft.
		Favre was summoned from the bench and proceeded to lead the team to a comeback victory, throwing the game-winning touchdown pass to Kittrick Taylor with 13 seconds remaining.
		Favre elected to play and passed for four touchdowns in the first half, and 399 yards in a 41-7 destruction of the Raiders on national television (receiving applause from the highly partisan "Raider Nation").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brett_Favre (1794 words)

	Brett Favre - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre is considered one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL.
		Favre played college football at Southern Mississippi, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991, where he was a second string quarterback with unremarkable numbers.
		Favre was acquired by the Packers in 1992 in a trade with the Falcons.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /brett_favre.htm (572 words)

	NFL.com - St. Louis at Green Bay Game Recap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre celebrated his 200th straight regular-season start with three touchdown passes and yet another record in the Green Bay Packers ' 45-17 rout of the St.
		Favre topped 20 touchdown passes for the 11th straight season, breaking a tie with Dan Marino on a 7-yard toss to tight end Bubba Franks in the second quarter.
		Favre's record streak of starts moved to 219, counting playoffs, and is almost 100 more than Ron Jaworski's previous NFL quarterback mark of 123.
	www.nfl.com /gamecenter/recap/NFL_20041129_STL@GB (893 words)

	ESPN.com: NFL - MRI confirms that Favre's injury is not serious
		Favre, who has been unable to finish only four games in his career, was knocked out with 11:26 left in the third quarter and the Packers ahead 17-6.
		Favre could have changed the call when he saw Arrington and Trotter come up to the line before the snap, but he didn't, and the linebackers blew past right tackle Earl Dotson.
		Favre wanted to go back in, but the team doctor warned him that if the LCL was torn, he would risk tearing other ligaments and ending his season.
	espn.go.com /nfl/news/2002/1021/1448996.html (816 words)

	Favre hands off most of offensive load
		However, the fact is that Favre began to fade before he shattered the thumb on the third play of an Oct. 19 loss at St. Louis.
		With his 185 consecutive starts, Favre has the longest active streak of all NFL quarterbacks and is just two games from setting the Packers' all-time record, held by former offensive lineman and head coach Forrest Gregg.
		Favre took nearly every snap in practice leading up to last week's game, and now he questions the wisdom of that decision.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/23/SPGID38SO21.DTL (1016 words)

	News-Star OnlineBrett Favre goes home for funeral 12/24/03
		Favre was golfing with Pederson, Ryan Longwell and Josh Bidwell at a country club near the team hotel Sunday when Pederson got a call on his cellular phone from Favre's wife.
		Favre, who last week said he'll return in 2004, threw for 399 yards, three shy of his career high, and four touchdowns and finished with a career-best passer rating of 154.9.
		Favre used to joke that he became a great quarterback in spite of his father, who was his high school coach and never let him air it out.
	www.news-star.com /stories/122403/spo_38.shtml (749 words)

	ESPN Classic - Fearless Favre's a gameday gambler
		Favre threw four passes that season (two incompletions and two interceptions) and the next spring Atlanta traded him to Green Bay for a first-round pick..
		Favre recovered but knew he needed to address his problems, and in May, he publicly admitted his addiction before entering a Kansas rehab center.
		In 1998, the Packers were 11-5, with Favre throwing for 4,212 yards with 31 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Favre_Brett.html (1461 words)

	ABC News: Favre's boyhood home a total loss, family safe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre spent most of the last two days nervously waiting to hear from family members in his hometown of Kiln, Miss., in the heart of the Gulf Coast area devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
		The Packers said Favre finally spoke to his mother, Bonita, late Tuesday afternoon when she was able to reach him with the help of a Houston television station in the area covering hurricane damage.
		Favre's mother was seven months pregnant with him when Hurricane Camille, which killed 256 people in Louisiana and Mississippi in 1969, struck the area.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/ESPNSports/story?id=1083115 (669 words)

	USATODAY.com - With another title in sight, Favre wonders when he should quit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre, the 33-year-old quarterback with Johnny Unitas' toughness and John Elway's cool, means it when he says he wants to walk into the sunset at the top of his first-ballot, Hall of Fame game.
		Watch Favre spontaneously combust on the field, racing downfield in a balky knee brace to head-butt a teammate after throwing a touchdown pass as he did two weeks ago during a rout of the Detroit Lions, and behold true passion in a game where it is too often faked or self-promotional.
		When Favre reflects on his early years as the swashbuckling talent that former Packers general manager Ron Wolf traded a No. 1 draft pick to the Atlanta Falcons for on Feb. 10, 1992, Favre acknowledges he is lucky to be alive.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/packers/2002-11-21-favre-sw_x.htm (2732 words)

	Nothing Stops Favre, Especially Not an Injury (washingtonpost.com)
		Favre completed three passes of 40 yards or longer in his first 13 attempts, helping Green Bay take a 20-7 lead early in the third quarter.
		Favre, who came into the game with a sprained right wrist, threw two interceptions in a span of 1 minute 12 seconds during the fourth quarter.
		Favre's thumb might be more of a concern than his wrist -- he broke his right thumb last season and played several games in severe pain.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A14499-2004Oct31.html (1127 words)

	Will Favre heal fast? We'll see / Rhodes is optimistic he'll start in Detroit
		Favre is expected to miss at least the early part of practice this week, but Rhodes gave Favre a decent chance to play Sunday.
		But even Favre concedes the record is not worth jeopardizing the rest of the season if there is a chance he could do further damage by playing Sunday.
		Favre took part in the team's conditioning drills on Monday and attended all the meetings.
	www.packersnews.com /archives/9909/0914favre.shtml (778 words)

	WJLA - Favre Skips Practice, Pederson Hurting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre went back in two plays later and threw a touchdown pass on fourth down, which turned out to be his last play of the game because he couldn't answer doctors' questions correctly and had memory loss.
		Favre said he had a headache and tingling in his left foot and right arm while he stood on the sideline lobbying to go back into the game, which the Packers lost 14-7.
		Favre said he didn't realize how hard his head hit the ground until he awoke Monday with a stiff neck and sore abdominal muscles that had tightened so hard he felt as though he'd done sit-ups all day.
	www.wjla.com /headlines/1004/178397.html (650 words)

	Coaches, Favre work to reduce risky plays
		To ensure Favre heads toward the latter scenario, quarterbacks coach Andy Reid and head coach Mike Holmgren are trying to get Favre to cut down on his spectacular but risky plays.
		There are plenty of reasons why Favre's interception total is up this season, but he won't let the Packers' lack of a running game or their banged up receiving corps be an excuse.
		Favre's interceptions and the Packers' record, which is 8-4 with four games remaining, will probably prevent him from winning a fourth MVP award.
	www.packersnews.com /archives/9812/1203favre.shtml (783 words)

	Creaky Favre on his game - 10/08/00 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre, who turns 31 Tuesday, has paid a price for his durability in nine seasons as Packers' starter.
		Favre is still recovering from tendinitis in his right elbow that caused him to miss the last three exhibition games.
		Favre came into the NFL in 1991 as a second-round draft choice by Atlanta.
	www.detnews.com /2000/lions/0010/08/d01-131621.htm (907 words)

	JS Online: Records near if Favre stays on
		Favre threw for 30 touchdowns for the eighth time in his career this season and passed for 4,088 yards - marking the fourth time in his career he eclipsed that mark.
		That means if Favre stays on the pace he's at, he would throw his 420th TD pass shortly before halftime in the ninth game of the 2006 season.
		Favre dropped from second all-time to third this season after the Packers were a disappointing 4-4 at Lambeau Field.
	www.jsonline.com /packer/news/jan05/292301.asp (1059 words)

	Sporting News, The: The quarterback's challenge - football star Brett Favre's addiction to painkillers - Addiction by ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre is one of the two most celebrated figures in the state.
		Favre, on offense, and White, on defense, were the leading figures in the resurgence that at least brought the 1995 Packers to the NFC Central championship, to a playoff victory over the defending Super Bowl champion 49ers, to the NFC title game.
		Favre has had more than his share of lumps, possibly because part of his game is improvisation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n22_v220/ai_18329544 (1512 words)

	ABC News: Quarterback Brett Favre's Childhood Home Destroyed
		Favre's mother, Bonita, and brothers Jeff and Scott, decided against evacuating and instead gathered at his childhood home in Hancock County, one of the areas hit hardest by the hurricane in Mississippi.
		Favre said his brothers swam through the house as his mother and grandmother waited out the storm in the attic.
		Favre said he could have gotten permission from the Packers to skip tonight's final preseason game against Tennessee, but decided against it because the roads to his home are impassible.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=1087021&page=1&... (466 words)

	Favre gets partial thumbs-up
		When Favre touched the crack in his thumb, according to Favre, there were times that his stomach would begin to turn over.
		Favre also had 21 interceptions, a total that was the fourth highest of his career.
		Favre won't be asked to throw much in the late April minicamp but will participate more fully in the June minicamp.
	www.freep.com /sports/football/nflfil17_20040317.htm (773 words)

	Columns: With legacy fading Favre should retire
		Favre had two interceptions and a fumble as the Packers were upset by the Falcons.
		Favre had six interceptions, including three returned for touchdowns, as the Packers were swarmed by the St. Louis Rams.
		There is a commoner's ethic to the way Favre plays quarterback; the only thing you really hated is that he didn't play on the team nearest you.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/01/11/Columns/With_legacy_fading_Fa.shtml (936 words)

	Favre keeps Packers in (e)motion
		Tight end Mark Chmura, Favre's usual go-to guy and best friend on the team, said the fourth-quarter performance -- Favre's 14th game-winning comeback -- was all guts, and the postgame release all heart.
		With 217 touchdown passes in 114 games, Favre ranks 17th all-time in TD passes and is on a pace to reach 250 faster than any other quarterback in NFL history.
		Favre likely will extend the streak Sunday in a building that has been unkind to him and his teammates recently.
	www.freep.com /sports/lions/qpack17.htm (810 words)

	Sports: Favre perseveres
		The Favres are optimistic because the cancer was detected in an early stage.
		The Favres, who have two daughters, 15-year-old Brittany and 5-year-old Breleigh, have dealt with some very private issues in the public eye thanks to his 14-year NFL career.
		In fact, it was Deanna who helped Favre at first by telling him there was no use dwelling on the sorrow, that life cannot be lived in the rearview mirror.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/01/07/Sports/Favre_perseveres.shtml (823 words)

	Bonita Favre visits Brookfield to sign book
		Bonita Favre is on tour signing the Brett Favre autobiography, "Favre," written by Favre, herself, and with the assistance of Chris Havel.
		While the Favre family has faced an emotional year, Bonita Favre credits her late husband Irv with teaching the family about moving forward.
		Favre believes Wisconsin has kept her son happy in his career.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/local_stories/2004/November_04/11162004_06.asp (399 words)

	Post-Crescent - Favre to return for another season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre continued to play at an elite level last season, but if he had decided to walk away from football, the decision would have been a family one.
		Favre will return to Wisconsin today for the first time since Jan. 10, the day after the Packers lost to the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the playoffs.
		Favre was unavailable for comment Thursday, but he will return to Green Bay for an appearance at Fan Fest this weekend.
	www.wisinfo.com /postcrescent/news/archive/local_20182897.shtml (370 words)

	New York Daily News - Football - Giants to throw it all at Favre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		"Favre has a tendency at times to throw one or two up there and give guys the opportunity to go the other way with it," said defensive end Keith Washington.
		Green said he saw an example of a rattled Favre last season when he was in Detroit playing the Packers on Thanksgiving Day.
		Favre is obviously a step up in class over Mark Brunell, Patrick Ramsey and Jeff Garcia.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/football/story/237179p-203610c.html (768 words)

	ESPN.com - NFL - Sherman: Favre to play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Brett Favre was in Oakland with the rest of the team at the time of Irvin's death.
		Favre could play on Monday night, then join his family in Mississippi on Tuesday.
		Favre followed his son's NFL career closely and considered the Packers' 1997 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in New Orleans among the best events of his life.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/news/story?id=1691811 (715 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Favre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		FAVRE is a dazzling tribute to the roller-coaster football life of Brett Favre, with personal family photos and remembrances, stunning four-color action shots, and inspiring stories of a lifelong love affair with the all-American game.
		His mom writes about the Favre family obsession with football (Brett's dad is a coach) and how she spent her life going to EVERY one of Brett's games, missing only one when she couldn't get a flight.
		Brett Favre is an NFL legend that true football fans will be telling their grandchildren about with amazing stories of last minute drives and forty yard bombs into the endzone.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590710363?v=glance (1672 words)

	Brett Favre \| NFL Football at CBS SportsLine.com
		Green Bay's Brett Favre is on pace for the rare 30-30 year: 36 touchdowns and 32 interceptions.
		Favre's winless Pack figure to have a chance to win in Week 5.
		Regardless, Favre is a solid start because he gets his no matter what as the lone ranger in cheeseland.
	www.sportsline.com /nfl/players/playerpage/1028 (227 words)

	Favre From Heaven - Why journalists deify the Green Bay Packers quarterback. By Robert Weintraub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Favre received almost no criticism last January when his boneheaded overtime heave cost the Packers last year's divisional playoff against Philadelphia.
		While Favre is lionized for playing through tragedy, Terrell Owens' success has never been given the same kind of context.
		No one doubts Favre's Hall of Fame credentials—three MVP awards, a Super Bowl ring, 200-plus consecutive starts, and an ability to laser the ball between defenders even at age 35.
	slate.msn.com /id/2112019 (949 words)

	Favre to play despite father's death
		If Favre changes his mind and decides not to play, Doug Pederson would start at quarterback.
		Irvin Favre died Sunday of a heart attack or a stroke while he was driving, Mississippi state police said.
		Favre went off the road at 5:23 p.m.
	www.810whb.com /scripts/archives/getStory.asp?article=6718 (542 words)

	JS Online: Driver thinks Favre will retire
		In an interview later in the day, Driver stood by his comments that he thought Favre would retire, but he said he had no direct knowledge of Favre's intentions and had not spoken to the Packers quarterback since shortly after the season had ended with a 31-17 playoff loss to Minnesota on Jan. 9.
		He said he and Favre talked about different things several days after the Vikings loss and his gut feeling was that the 35-year-old Favre wasn't going to return for a 15th season.
		Driver said his discussion with Favre after the Vikings game didn't formulate his opinion but rather it was his observations over the course of the season.
	www.jsonline.com /packer/news/feb05/298028.asp (1044 words)

	ESPN.com: Brett Favre Player Card
		Brett Favre has not been involved in any transactions this season.
		Brett Favre and Robert Ferguson downplayed what looked like an emotional outburst on the sideline during Monday night's loss at Carolina.
		Brett Favre rallied the Packers in the second half at Carolina, but he couldn't save them from falling to 0-4.
	sports.espn.go.com /nfl/players/profile?statsId=1025 (90 words)

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