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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brett Favre
| image = Brett Favre Super Bowl 50.jpg
| alt = Favre smiling, wearing a suit, standing on a football field
| caption = Favre at Super Bowl 50 in 2016
| number = 4
| position = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gulfport, Mississippi]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 222
| high_school = [[Hancock North Central High School|Hancock North Central]]<br />([[Kiln, Mississippi]])
| college = [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]] (1987–1990)
| draftyear = 1991
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 33
| teams
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1991}})
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Oak Grove High School (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)|Oak Grove
| highlights
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
* 3× [[Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award|NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1995–1997{{efn|Co-winner with [[Barry Sanders]] in 1997}})
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* Most career interceptions: 336
* [[99-yard pass play|Longest touchdown pass: 99 yards]] (tied)
* Most consecutive starts: 297 (321 including playoffs){{efn|Record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback as well}}
| statlabel1 = Pass attempts
| statvalue1 = 10,169
| statlabel2 = Pass completions
| statvalue2 = 6,300
| statlabel3 = Completion percentage
| statvalue3 = 62.0%
| statlabel4 = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4 = 508–336
| statlabel5 = [[Passing yards]]
| statvalue5 = 71,838
| statlabel6 = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6 = 86.0
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}}
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Favre played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] and was selected in the second round of the [[1991 NFL draft]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]], where he spent one season as a backup. Traded to the Packers, he became their starter early in the 1992 season and revitalized a franchise that had been in a period of decline since the late 1960s. During his 16 seasons with Green Bay, he led the team to 11 playoff appearances, seven division titles, four [[NFC Championship Game]]s, two consecutive [[Super Bowl]] appearances, and one championship title in [[Super Bowl XXXI]], the team's first in nearly three decades. Favre was traded in 2008 to the [[New York Jets]], where he played one year, and spent his final two seasons with the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. His 2009 campaign for the Vikings saw him guide them to a division title and NFC Championship Game appearance, while having one of his strongest statistical seasons.
At the time of his retirement, Favre was the NFL leader in [[List of National Football League career passing yards leaders|passing yards]], [[List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders|passing touchdowns]], and [[List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders|quarterback wins]], and [[List of NFL career interceptions thrown leaders|holds the record for
In 2022, Favre began to face controversy for the [[Mississippi welfare funds scandal]] after investigations determined $8 million intended for welfare programs went to Favre or causes he championed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vrentas |first=Jenny |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Brett Favre's Most Memorable Stat May Be $8 Million Meant for the Poor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/sports/football/brett-favre-mississippi-scandal.html |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927005713/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/sports/football/brett-favre-mississippi-scandal.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Favre has denied the allegations and filed a [[defamation]] lawsuit against the [[State Auditor of Mississippi]] and two media personalities over their coverage of him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cabral |first=Sam |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Brett Favre: US football star files for defamation over Mississippi fraud claims |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64598725 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210150821/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64598725 |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |access-date=February 10, 2023 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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===College statistics===
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According to the ''[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]'' and other sources, during the physical after the trade, Favre was diagnosed with [[avascular necrosis]] of the hip, the same degenerative condition that ended running back [[Bo Jackson]]'s football career, and doctors recommended his physical be failed, which would nullify the trade. Wolf overruled them.<ref name="This Day in Football: February 11" /><ref name="failphysical">{{Cite news |last=Silverstein |first=Tom |date=August 17, 2005 |title=What, his hip? Favre reveals he has avascular necrosis |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=348858 |access-date=February 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927180333/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=348858 |archive-date=September 27, 2006}}</ref>
Favre played 16 seasons in Green Bay. During his time with the Packers, Favre was the first and only NFL player to win three consecutive AP MVP awards.<ref name=Favre1997/> He helped the Packers appear in two Super Bowls, winning [[Super Bowl XXXI]] and losing [[Super Bowl XXXII]]. Favre started every Packers game from September 20, 1992, to January 20, 2008,<ref name="traded">{{Cite web |last=Glazer |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Glazer |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Packers trade Favre to Jets |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Packers-trade-Favre-to-Jets |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819213402/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Packers-trade-Favre-to-Jets |archive-date=August 19, 2008 |access-date=August 6, 2008 |website=Fox Sports on MSN |quote=The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com has learned.}}</ref> a streak of 253 games. The record would continue after he left the Packers, reaching 297 games in the regular season. This remains the all-time record for consecutive starts in the NFL.<ref name="starts">{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2010 |title=Favre's consecutive start streak comes to an end at 297 |url=
====Beginnings (1992–94)====
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On March 1, 2001, Favre signed a 10-year contract extension worth around $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Silverstein |first=Tom |date=March 3, 2001 |title=Contract sets Favre for life |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/193424881.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 15, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703034735/https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/193424881.html |archive-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
In the regular-season finale of 2001, Favre was the target of minor controversy when, in a game against the [[2001 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] at [[Giants Stadium]], he was sacked by the Giants defensive end [[Michael Strahan]]. It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's single–season sack record of 22.5, which topped [[Mark Gastineau]]'s record of 22 set in 1984.<ref name="Sacksleaderboard">{{Cite web |title=Record and Fact Book: The Definitive Source for NFL Information |url=http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/sacks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203220913/http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/sacks |archive-date=February 3, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2006 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> The controversy (Favre fell over unusually easily) has followed Strahan continuously since he set the record. [[Jim Fassel]], Strahan's coach in 2001, said that when a respected athlete like Strahan gets close to an all-time record, sometimes opponents want him to break it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2013 |title=Michael Strahan on NFL sack record: If you don't like it, break it |url=
By the end of his tenth year in the league as a starter, Favre had thrown 287 touchdown passes, which was more than 100 touchdown passes than the second-ranked quarterback over the same time period ([[Steve Young]], 181 touchdown passes),<ref name="Decade of Dominance">{{Cite web |last=Novick |first=Alex |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Seven stats that put Brett Favre in a class of his own |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/brett-favre-career-stats-numbers-hall-of-fame-packers/1ter4egwmn33r1tdivlxsyajos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214025359/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/brett-favre-career-stats-numbers-hall-of-fame-packers/1ter4egwmn33r1tdivlxsyajos |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=February 14, 2020 |website=[[Sporting News]]}}</ref> an NFL record for touchdown pass differential.<ref name="Looking Back">{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=James |date=June 28, 2018 |title=Looking back at Brett Favre's good, bad, and obscure records |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/6/28/17498010/brett-favre-records-accomplishments-awards-packers-vikings-jets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214025358/https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/6/28/17498010/brett-favre-records-accomplishments-awards-packers-vikings-jets |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=February 14, 2020 |website=SBNation.com}}</ref><ref name="Timline">{{Cite web |title=History of Brett Favre in Timeline |url=https://populartimelines.com/t/4920175/Brett-Favre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703034736/https://populartimelines.com/timeline/Brett-Favre |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |access-date=May 8, 2020 |website=Popular Timelines.com}}</ref><ref name="TD Pass Dif 1992-2001">{{Cite web |title=Player Touchdown Finder Query Results 1992 to 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=Wdl1c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215130402/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=Wdl1c |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=May 8, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="TD Pass Dif 1994-2003">{{Cite web |title=Player Touchdown Finder Query Results 1994 to 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=dvWtW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215130656/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tiny.fcgi?id=dvWtW |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=May 8, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
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On August 3, 2010, NBC Sports reported the confirmation of Favre returning to the Vikings but saying that the 2010 season would be his final season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2010 |title=Report: Favre to confirm return Tuesday night |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38743515/ns/sports-player_news/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819165402/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38743515/ns/sports-player_news/ |archive-date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=August 17, 2010 |website=NBC Sports}}</ref> An announcement was given on August 17, 2010, confirming his return to the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wetzel |first=Dan |date=August 17, 2010 |title=Favre faces age-old questions |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-favrereturn081710 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818160735/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=dw-favrereturn081710 |archive-date=August 18, 2010 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> That season, Favre achieved two milestones. He threw for his 500th touchdown and 70,000th yard against the [[2010 New York Jets season|New York Jets]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Streller |first=Eric |date=October 11, 2010 |title=Brett Favre Throws 500th Career Touchdown, Eclipses 70,000 Yards |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/488902-brett-favre-throws-500th-career-touchdown-to-randy-moss-eclipses-70000-yards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022030211/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/488902-brett-favre-throws-500th-career-touchdown-to-randy-moss-eclipses-70000-yards |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> On November 7, 2010, in a game against the [[2010 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], Favre threw for a career-high 446 yards while rallying the Vikings from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to win in overtime.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2010 |title=Favre's career-high 446 yards rally Vikes to OT win |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/recap/NFL_20101107_ARI@MIN/favres-careerhigh-446-yards-rally-vikes-to-ot-win |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109104021/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/recap/NFL_20101107_ARI%40MIN/favres-careerhigh-446-yards-rally-vikes-to-ot-win |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> On December 5, 2010, in a game against the [[2010 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]], Favre was hit by Bills linebacker [[Arthur Moats]] while making a throw, causing him to sustain a sprain of the [[Acromioclavicular joint|AC joint]] in his right shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2010 |title=Brett Favre exits game after hard hit |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5887533 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109001451/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5887533 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Favre missed the rest of the game and was replaced by [[Tarvaris Jackson]], who helped lead the Vikings to victory despite throwing three interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings – December 5th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012050min.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421170352/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201012050min.htm |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
On December 13, 2010, due to his sprained shoulder, Favre was marked inactive for the game against the [[2010 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] ending his consecutive regular-season start streak at 297.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2010 |title=Brett Favre Inactive Against Giants; Streak Ends At 297 |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/13/brett-favre-inactive-streak-ends-at-297/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628152522/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/12/13/brett-favre-inactive-streak-ends-at-297/ |archive-date=June 28, 2018 |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=CBS – New York}}</ref> Favre started a total of 321 games including post-season appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2010 |title=Brett Favre's start streak ends |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/12/13/favre.consecutive.games/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701144305/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/12/13/favre.consecutive.games/index.html |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref> On December 20, 2010, while playing the [[2010 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] outside at [[TCF Bank Stadium]] due to the collapse of the roof of the [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome]], Favre sustained a [[concussion]] after being sacked by Bears defensive end [[Corey Wootton]]. As a rattled Favre was helped to his feet by Vikings' athletic trainer Eric Sugarman, he asked, "Suge, what are the Bears doing here?".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Copeland |first=Kareem |date=April 23, 2013 |title=Brett Favre: Final play was first time I was knocked out |url=
[[File:Brett Favre at Florham Park 11-7-08 081107-N-2022D-033 crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Favre at the 2008 [[Military Appreciation Day|Military Appreciation Weekend]]]]
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===Post-NFL health issues===
In 2013, Favre was asked to consider returning to the NFL to play for the injury-plagued [[2013 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]].<ref name="FavreMemory">{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Gary |date=October 26, 2013 |title=Sunday Morning Quarterback: Brett Favre's memory loss puts a high-profile face on NFL's concussion problem |work=New York Daily News |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/sunday-morning-qb-favre-issues-big-blow-nfl-article-1.1497589 |url-status=live |access-date=November 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202015416/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/sunday-morning-qb-favre-issues-big-blow-nfl-article-1.1497589 |archive-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> He turned down the offer, telling [[WWRC|WSPZ]] radio in [[Washington, D.C.]], that he has had memory loss and that he feared it was related to the multiple [[concussions in American football|concussions]] he suffered throughout his career. He was previously asked in a 2009 interview with [[NBC]] how many times he had played with a concussion that with the new standards would have resulted in him sitting out. 'A lot', he replied.<ref name="FavreMemory" />
In 2021, Favre was featured in a public service announcement (PSA) urging parents not to allow their children to play tackle football under age 14. In an interview with ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'', Favre stated that while he is in good health, he often questions how healthy he really is due to fears about the long-term effects of his playing career and that he is unsure whether the cognitive lapses he sometimes experiences are a natural effect of his advancing age or a sign that he may have CTE.<ref name="NBC">{{Cite web |last=Holohan |first=Meghan |date=August 17, 2021 |title=Brett Favre urges no tackle football for children under 14 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brett-favre-urges-no-tackle-football-children-under-14-n1276974 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818063002/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brett-favre-urges-no-tackle-football-children-under-14-n1276974 |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=NBC News}}</ref>
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* 3× Second-team All-Pro selection ([[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]], [[2002 All-Pro Team|2002]], [[2007 All-Pro Team|2007]])<ref name="FavreJelling">{{Cite web |title=Brett Favre statistics |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514005711/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2011 |access-date=November 15, 2008 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[NFL 1990s All-Decade Team]]<ref name="1990s">{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2008 |title=1990's All-Decade Team |url=http://www.nfl.com/history/legends/1990s |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208024126/https://www.nfl.com/history/legends/1990s |archive-date=February 8, 2005 |access-date=November 15, 2008 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
* [[National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]<ref name="NFL">{{Cite web |last=Battista |first=Judy |date=December 27, 2019 |title=NFL's All-Time Team: Tom Brady, Joe Montana top quarterbacks |url=
* [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] class of 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Legwold |first=Jeff |date=February 6, 2016 |title=Brett Favre, Ken Stabler, Marvin Harrison among Hall's 2016 class |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14728326/pro-football-hall-fame-class-2016-announced |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207034111/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14728326/pro-football-hall-fame-class-2016-announced |archive-date=February 7, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2015 |website=ESPN}}</ref>
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]] class of 2015<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 18, 2015 |title=Brett Favre praises staff and team at Packers Hall of Fame induction |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/07/18/green-bay-packers-hall-fame-brett-favre |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408063045/https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/07/18/green-bay-packers-hall-fame-brett-favre |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
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* Most consecutive games started "Iron Man" streak (September 27, 1992 – December 5, 2010): 297 (321 including playoffs)
* [[List of NFL career interceptions thrown leaders|Most pass interceptions: 336]]<ref name="Seven stats: interceptions">{{Cite web |last=Novick |first=Alex |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Seven stats that put Brett Favre in a class of his own |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/list/brett-favre-career-stats-numbers-hall-of-fame-packers/1ter4egwmn33r1tdivlxsyajos/slide/5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626001544/http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/list/brett-favre-career-stats-numbers-hall-of-fame-packers/1ter4egwmn33r1tdivlxsyajos/slide/5 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |access-date=March 26, 2018 |website=Sporting News}}</ref>
Favre owns a number of team records with the Packers, Vikings, and Jets, including having printed his name into almost every passing category in the annals of [[History of the Green Bay Packers|Green Bay Packers history]].<ref name="PFHOF" />
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* '''2010:''' On February 7, Favre appeared in a second quarter [[Super Bowl XLIV]] ad for [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] parodying his retirement indecisiveness. In the ad, set after the 2020 NFL season, a grayed 50-year-old Favre accepts the season MVP award and ponders retirement, but cannot commit one way or the other.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 6, 2010 |title=2010 Hyundai Super Bowl Ad "Brett Favre Retirement" |work=superbowl-ads.com |url=http://superbowl-ads.com/2010-hyundai-super-bowl-ad-brett-favre-retirement/ |url-status=dead |access-date=January 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173506/http://superbowl-ads.com/2010-hyundai-super-bowl-ad-brett-favre-retirement/ |archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> In April, Favre indicated that if it were not for his Vikings teammates and fans, it would be easy to retire. In early August, Favre's ankle (which was injured during the 2009 playoffs) had not responded after surgery and rehabilitation. As a result, he informed the team that he would not be coming back for another season.<ref name="Tracking Favre's retirement(s)" /><ref name="The Brett Favre Retirement Timeline" /><ref name="Brett Favre Watch timeline" /> However, two weeks later he told teammates [[Jared Allen]], [[Steve Hutchinson (American football)|Steve Hutchinson]] and [[Ryan Longwell]] he was coming back for another season.<ref name="Tracking Favre's retirement(s)" /><ref name="Brett Favre Watch timeline" />
* '''2011:''' In January, Favre filed retirement papers with the NFL.<ref name="Favre Submits Retirement Papers">{{Cite news |date=January 17, 2011 |title=Favre Submits Retirement Papers |work=Fox News |url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/4499791/favre-submits-retirement-papers/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103030229/http://video.foxnews.com/v/4499791/favre-submits-retirement-papers/ |archive-date=November 3, 2012}}</ref> In December, a report from ESPN-Chicago indicated that Favre would be open to coming back from retirement if the [[Chicago Bears]] were interested. However, head coach [[Lovie Smith]] and Favre denied the report. Favre said "In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I'm enjoying retirement with my family and have no plans to play football."<ref name="No comeback: Favre harbors ">{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2011 |title=No comeback: Favre harbors 'no plans to play football' again |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824d217d/article/no-comeback-favre-harbors-no-plans-to-play-football-again?module=HP11_headline_stack |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107185209/https://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d824d217d/article/no-comeback-favre-harbors-no-plans-to-play-football-again?module=HP11_headline_stack |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
* '''2013''': Favre's agent Bus Cook indicated early in the season that Favre could still play in the NFL.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |date=September 24, 2013 |title=Brett Favre still could play in NFL, agent Bus Cook says |url=
* '''2017''': Following [[Aaron Rodgers]] breaking his collarbone Week 6 against the Vikings, former ESPN reporter [[Ed Werder]] asked Favre if he would come back for the rest of the 2017 season. "Absolutely not," Favre said.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Difilippo |first=Bill |date=October 15, 2017 |title=Brett Favre Is 48, But He Still Got Asked If He'll Replace The Injured Aaron Rodgers |work=Uproxx |url=http://uproxx.com/sports/brett-favre-replace-aaron-rodgers-injury-green-bay-packers/ |url-status=live |access-date=October 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016230012/http://uproxx.com/sports/brett-favre-replace-aaron-rodgers-injury-green-bay-packers/ |archive-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref>
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[[File:DeannaFavre2007.jpg|thumb|[[Deanna Favre]] in 2007]]
Favre married [[Deanna Favre|Deanna Tynes]] on July 14, 1996. Together, they have two daughters, Brittany (born 1989) and Breleigh (born 1999). While Favre was still playing, Brittany gave birth to his first grandchild.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 6, 2010 |title=Vikings' Favre welcomes grandchild |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5061588 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173506/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5061588 |archive-date=January 15, 2016}}</ref> The NFL stated that at the time it did not know of any other active players with grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 6, 2010 |title=NFL's all-time passing leader now a 'proud' grandfather |work=NFL.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8175f5c3/article/nfls-alltime-passing-leader-now-a-proud-grandfather |url-status=
Favre's mother, Bonita, helps manage his holdings in agriculture and real estate, handle his endorsements and appearances, and oversee his charity work.<ref name="BayouFavre">{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jere |date=January 19, 1997 |title=A Bayou Town Catches Favre Fever |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2DB123BF93AA25752C0A961958260 |url-status=live |access-date=January 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703034737/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/19/sports/a-bayou-town-catches-favre-fever.html |archive-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref> Brett and Bonita Favre released a book in 2004 titled ''Favre'' ({{ISBN|978-1-59071-036-4}}) which discusses their family as well as the [[Green Bay Packers]], including the ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game that followed the death of Brett's father Irvin Favre.<ref name="BonitaFavre">{{Cite web |last=Gutowski |first=Tim |date=November 9, 2004 |title=Bonita Favre Tackles Questions About Brett |url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/bonitafavre.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202172410/http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/bonitafavre.html |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2008 |website=OnMilwaukee.com}}</ref>
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===Religion===
Favre is a [[Roman Catholic]] and credits his faith for
== Controversies ==
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