Brett Favre's NFL career timeline: The good, the bad, and the controversial
Brett Favre's NFL career timeline: The good, the bad, and the controversial
Brett Favre had a complex career on and off the football field. The issues that started during his NFL days have followed him into retirement. Currently, he is enmeshed in a controversy over the alleged misuse of funds in the Mississippi welfare scandal. The more people learn about the non-football side of the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, the more tarnished his reputation and perception has become in the eyes of the public. A look at some of the numbers that made Favre a top NFL player and led to concerning discoveries outside of it.
Brett Favre
Brett Favre played quarterback at Southern Miss from 1987-90. He threw for 7,695 yards with 52 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He started 10 games as a freshman and threw 15 touchdown passes, the most in any year of his college career.
Brett Favre
Favre was the 33rd player taken in the 1991 NFL draft. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons, not the Green Bay Packers. Favre wound up in Green Bay when the Packers traded a pick they had gotten from the Eagles (17th overall) for Favre in a Feb. 11, 1992, trade.
Brett Favre
Favre spent 16 seasons with the Packers, going 160-93 as a starter. He threw for 61,655 yards and 442 touchdowns against 286 interceptions. His accolades earned in Green Bay included being an 11-time Pro Bowler, 3-time All-Pro, Super Bowl champ, 3-time AP MVP and named to the Hall of Fame All-1990s Team.
Brett Favre
Favre's time in Green Bay wasn't without controversy. As beloved as he was by the fans, Favre continue to earn dismay toward the end of his Packer career by constantly threatening to retire then changing his mind. This became a familiar storyline at the end of the run with the NFC North team and it wore on everybody and his overall reputation.
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In 2008, Favre was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional fourth-round pick. This ended a drawn-out drama that saw him wanting out of Green Bay, wanting to play for the Packers, wanting to be traded and just droning on and on. The Jets didn't have a Super Bowl win since III and were hoping Favre would bring his magic to New York. He didn't.
Brett Favre
Favre lasted one season as quarterback of the Jets, leading the team to a 9-7 record. However, his accuracy had diminished as he threw 22 interceptions against 22 touchdowns while passing for 3,472 yards. At 39, he no longer was the elite quarterback he was in Green Bay. He tore a tendon in his biceps in December. Favre informed the Jets it might be time to look in another direction at quarterback. For the umpteenth time, he retired. The Jets released Favre in April.
Brett Favre
Another short-lived retirement saw Favre sign with the Minnesota Vikings, NFC North rivals of the Packers. He sparkled in his first season with Minnesota, throwing for 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns against seven picks. Favre was concussed in a game against the Chicago Bears the following season, effectively ending his NFL career. He was 5-8 as a starter in 2010 with 11 TD passes and 19 picks.
In 2013, the St. Louis Rams asked him to come out of retirement but he declined, citing concussions absorbed during his career.
Brett Favre
Favre finished his NFL career with 6,300 completions, 71.838 passing yards and 508 touchdown passes. His 336 interceptions thrown are the most by anyone in league history. He also started 321 consecutive games.
Brett Favre
Favre was in New York for one season and he became the point of a scandal that blew up throughout the country. He was alleged to have sexted and left inappropriate voicemails for Jennifer Sterger, a "Jets GameDay Host." While forensics failed to prove he sent the photographs, Favre was fined $50,000 for failure to cooperate with the investigation.
The Mississippi scandal broke when it was found that Favre was paid $1.1 million for two speeches he did not make. There was also news of trying to divert funds to Southern Miss to build a volleyball facility. Favre's daughter was attending the school and on the team.
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