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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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* 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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