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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 HighHS School(MS)]] (2012–2013)<br>Offensive coordinator
| 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}})
* [[Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] (1995)
* 3× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1995 All-Pro Team|1995]]–[[1997 All-Pro Team|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
| nflpfr = brett-favreFavrBr00
| pfrHOF = FavrBr00brett-favre
| HOF = brett-favre
}}
 
'''Brett Lorenzo Favre''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=En-ca-favre.ogg|f|ɑːr|v}} {{respell|FARV}}; born October 10, 1969) is an American former [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the [[Green Bay Packers]]. Favre had 321 consecutive starts from 1992 to 2010, including 297 regular season games, the [[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players|most in league history]]. He was also the first NFL quarterback to obtain 70,000 yards, 10,000 passes, 6,000 completions, 500 touchdowns, and victories over all 32 teams.
 
Favre played [[college football]] at the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] and was selected in the second round of the [[1991 NFL Draftdraft]] 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]] over the [[New England Patriots]], 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 [[interceptioninterceptions]]s.<ref name="favrewatch">{{Cite web |title=Favre Watch |url=http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/individual_records/favre_watch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013605/http://www.packers.com/history/record_book/individual_records/favre_watch |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2007 |website=Packers.com}}</ref> From 1995 to 1997, he was named [[Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] three times, the most the award was consecutively received. Favre also received 11 [[Pro Bowl]] and three first-team [[All-Pro]] selections. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2016.
 
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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===Atlanta Falcons (1991)===
[[File:Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams 1991-12-08 - 01 (Rams-Falcons crop).jpg|thumb|right|Favre spent his rookie season as the Falcons' third-string quarterback behind [[Chris Miller (quarterback)|Chris Miller]] and [[Billy Joe Tolliver]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Olson |first1=Drew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ex-SDwAAQBAJ&dq=Tolliver+favre&pg=PT76 |title=The Big 50: Green Bay Packers |last2=Wilde |first2=Jason |last3=Harlan |first3=Bob |date=2019 |publisher=Triumph Books |isbn=9781641253529 |access-date=September 18, 2022 |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122194939/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Big_50_Green_Bay_Packers/ex-SDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Tolliver+favre&pg=PT76&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
Favre was drafted by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the second round with the 33rd overall pick in the [[1991 NFL Draftdraft]].<ref name="favredrafted">{{Cite web |title=NFL Draft History – 1991 |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1991#round2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219015929/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1991 |archive-date=February 19, 2007 |access-date=February 16, 2007 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On July 19, 1991, Favre agreed to a three-year, US$1.4&nbsp;million contract with a reported signing bonus of $350,000.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 19, 1991 |title=Roundup; Smerlas, Morris Try New Teams |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Atlanta head coach [[Jerry Glanville]] did not approve of the drafting of Favre, saying it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game.<ref name="JSAtlanta">{{Cite news |last=D'Amato |first=Gary |date=October 24, 2005 |title=Trading places |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=358097 |url-status=dead |access-date=February 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929132210/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=358097 |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> Favre's first pass in an NFL regular season game resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown in a Week 11 game against the [[1991 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]].<ref name="GB-Washington 1991">{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 10th, 1991 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111100was.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604051900/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111100was.htm |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="This Day in Football: February 11">{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2012 |title=This Day in Football: February 11 |url=http://nflfilms.nfl.com/2012/02/11/this-day-in-football-february-11/?module=HP11_content_stream |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120830/http://nflfilms.nfl.com/2012/02/11/this-day-in-football-february-11/?module=HP11_content_stream |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |website=NFL Films}}</ref> He only attempted four passes in his one season at Atlanta, was intercepted twice, and completed none of them. Favre took one other snap, which resulted in a sack for an eleven-yard loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brett Favre 1991 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00/gamelog/1991/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628005253/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00/gamelog/1991/ |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="nflstats">{{Cite web |title=Brett Favre Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FavrBr00.htm |url-status=live |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=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
 
===Green Bay Packers (1992–2007)===
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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=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81ce178f/article/favresfavre-s-consecutive-start-streak-comes-to-an-end-at-297-09000d5d81ce178f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010082450/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81ce178f/article/favres-consecutive-start-streak-comes-to-an-end-at-297 |archive-date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2011 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
 
====Beginnings (1992–94)====
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====Mid-career (1998–2002)====
[[File:19981213 36 Brett Favre, Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|upright|Favre in 1998]]Favre led the Packers to an NFL record 29 consecutive home wins (25 regular season, 4 post season) until they were defeated by the [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' on October 5, 1998.<ref name="Home Streak">{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=October 6, 1998 |title=Vikings End Pack Home Streak |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/10/06/vikings-end-pack-home-streak/2d9d727b-2878-4ea6-993d-8ee2457c4451/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213200010/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/10/06/vikings-end-pack-home-streak/2d9d727b-2878-4ea6-993d-8ee2457c4451/ |archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> Favre's record for consecutive regular season home wins stood until [[2010 NFL season|2010]]<ref name="Brady Ties NFL record">{{Cite web |last=Kukura |first=Joe |date=November 22, 2010 |title=Brady Ties NFL Consecutive Home Wins Record |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/brady-ties-nfl-consecutive-home-wins-record/1855707/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010923/https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/brady-ties-nfl-consecutive-home-wins-record/1855707/ |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2020 |website=NBC Connecticut}}</ref> when [[Tom Brady]] led the [[2010 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] to a home victory over the [[2010 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] on December 6, 2010.<ref name="Patriots Rout Jets">{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2010 |title=Brady, Patriots Rout Jets 45–3 |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2010/12/06/jets-patriots-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209062107/https://www.wbur.org/news/2010/12/06/jets-patriots-2 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=[[WBUR News]]}}</ref> Despite Brady and the Patriots surpassing the regular season mark for consecutive home victories, the combined regular season plus post season mark remains an NFL record for Favre since the Patriots had their combined regular and post season streak interrupted by a home playoff loss to the [[2009 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] on January 10, 2010.<ref name="Dominating">{{Cite news |last=Battista |first=Judy |date=January 10, 2010 |title=Dominating Victory by the Ravens Shakes Up a Dynasty |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/sports/football/11patriots.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113175312/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/sports/football/11patriots.html |archive-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Brady Ties NFL record" />▼
[[File:19981213 36 Brett Favre, Lambeau Field.jpg|thumb|upright|Favre in 1998]]
The Packers lost to the [[1998 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[1998–99 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27|Wild Card Round]] in [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|1998]]. Favre had rallied the team with a touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Antonio Freeman]] with 1:56 remaining in the game to put the Packers up 27–23. However, [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]] responded with a [[The Catch II|touchdown]] of his own to wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]] with three seconds remaining to end the Packers season.<ref name="Niners">{{Cite web |date=January 4, 1999 |title=Young stuns Packers with amazing TD pass in final seconds |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/03/49ers_first/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026105840/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/03/49ers_first/ |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |website=CNN/Sports Illustrated |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Favre and the Packers failed for the first time since 1994 to at least reach the NFC Championship.<ref name="NFCChamps">{{Cite web |title=National Football Conference Champions |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=4837678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104155439/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=4837678 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>▼
 
▲The Packers lost to the [[1998 San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]] in the [[1998–99 NFL playoffs#NFC: San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27|Wild Card Round]] in [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|1998]]. Favre had rallied the team with a touchdown pass to wide receiver [[Antonio Freeman]] with 1:56 remaining in the game to put the Packers up 27–23. However, [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]] responded with a [[The Catch II|touchdown]] of his own to wide receiver [[Terrell Owens]] with three seconds remaining to end the Packers season.<ref name="Niners">{{Cite web |date=January 4, 1999 |title=Young stuns Packers with amazing TD pass in final seconds |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/03/49ers_first/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026105840/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1998/playoffs/news/1999/01/03/49ers_first/ |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |website=CNN/Sports Illustrated |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Favre and the Packers failed for the first time since 1994 to at least reach the NFC Championship.<ref name="NFCChamps">{{Cite web |title=National Football Conference Champions |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=4837678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104155439/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=4837678 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2010 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
▲Favre led the Packers to an NFL record 29 consecutive home wins (25 regular season, 4 post season) until they were defeated by the [[1998 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' on October 5, 1998.<ref name="Home Streak">{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=October 6, 1998 |title=Vikings End Pack Home Streak |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/10/06/vikings-end-pack-home-streak/2d9d727b-2878-4ea6-993d-8ee2457c4451/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213200010/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1998/10/06/vikings-end-pack-home-streak/2d9d727b-2878-4ea6-993d-8ee2457c4451/ |archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> Favre's record for consecutive regular season home wins stood until [[2010 NFL season|2010]]<ref name="Brady Ties NFL record">{{Cite web |last=Kukura |first=Joe |date=November 22, 2010 |title=Brady Ties NFL Consecutive Home Wins Record |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/brady-ties-nfl-consecutive-home-wins-record/1855707/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010923/https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/brady-ties-nfl-consecutive-home-wins-record/1855707/ |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2020 |website=NBC Connecticut}}</ref> when [[Tom Brady]] led the [[2010 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] to a home victory over the [[2010 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] on December 6, 2010.<ref name="Patriots Rout Jets">{{Cite web |date=December 6, 2010 |title=Brady, Patriots Rout Jets 45–3 |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2010/12/06/jets-patriots-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209062107/https://www.wbur.org/news/2010/12/06/jets-patriots-2 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2021 |website=[[WBUR News]]}}</ref> Despite Brady and the Patriots surpassing the regular season mark for consecutive home victories, the combined regular season plus post season mark remains an NFL record for Favre since the Patriots had their combined regular and post season streak interrupted by a home playoff loss to the [[2009 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]] on January 10, 2010.<ref name="Dominating">{{Cite news |last=Battista |first=Judy |date=January 10, 2010 |title=Dominating Victory by the Ravens Shakes Up a Dynasty |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/sports/football/11patriots.html |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113175312/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/sports/football/11patriots.html |archive-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Brady Ties NFL record" />
 
During the final game of the [[1999 NFL season]], Favre and the [[1999 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]] were involved in what has been described as a [[NFL playoffs#Breaking ties|bizarre tie-breaking scenario]] which resulted in four teams that finished with 8–8 records where two of the teams would qualify for the playoffs and the other two would be eliminated. Going into their season finale against the [[1999 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], the Packers needed to win their game, have the [[1999 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] lose their game later that afternoon, and also needed the Packers to win the net points scored tie-breaker versus the [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] (who were facing the [[1999 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]). The Packers and Panthers were playing during the noon-time slot and the Packers held a net eighteen-point advantage. As the game progressed, the Panthers were winning their game by a sizable margin to the point that they had overtaken the Packers in net points for a brief time. Since both teams were neck and neck for the tie-break advantage, both teams were frantically trying to score as many points as possible despite leading on the scoreboard by a sizable margin. The Cardinals and Saints also tried to score frantically as the game progressed to stop their opponents from gaining the net points advantage. Ultimately, the Packers prevailed in net points by +11. In the end however, the Cowboys won their afternoon contest against the [[1999 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] to claim the final playoff spot and thus eliminate the Packers from playoff contention. Over a 26-minute period (from 2:51 pm to 3:17 pm) Favre led the Packers on a 99-yard touchdown drive utilizing a [[hurry-up offense]] despite leading their game 35–17 culminating on a 32-yard touchdown pass to [[Bill Schroeder (wide receiver)|Bill Schroeder]], and then shortly thereafter threw a 43-yard pass down to the one-yard line to set up another score. The Packers won their game 49–24 and the Panthers won their game 45–13.<ref name="tiebreaker">{{Cite web |last=Radcliffe |first=J. R. |date=December 26, 2019 |title=Packers' bizarre, frenetic finale 20 years ago featured a tiebreaker scenario for the ages |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/12/26/packers-season-finale-20-years-ago-featured-frenetic-tiebreaker-battle/2665742001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703034735/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/12/26/packers-season-finale-20-years-ago-featured-frenetic-tiebreaker-battle/2665742001/ |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel}}</ref>
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On March 1, 2001, Favre signed a 10-year contract extension worth around $100&nbsp;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=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000264285/article/michael-strahan-on-nfl-sack-record-if-you-dontdon-t-like-it-break-iti-0ap2000000264285 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016131338/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000264285/article/michael-strahan-on-nfl-sack-record-if-you-dont-like-it-break-it |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
 
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>
 
Favre and the Packers continued posting positive results through the next few seasons, making the playoffs in both [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]] and [[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]] and finishing with 12–4 and 10–6 records. However, they did suffer their first home playoff loss in [[2002 Green Bay Packers season|2002]] at the hands of the [[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], and [[4th and 26|a heartbreaking playoff loss]] to the [[2003 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]] in 2003. Through the 2004 season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons (13) in the NFL, despite an 8–8 record under head coach [[Ray Rhodes]], a 9–7 season under head coach [[Mike Sherman]], and no playoff berths in either 1999 or 2000. The streak ended in 2005, with the Packers finishing with a 4–12 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2005.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107183417/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/2005.htm |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>
 
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On July 2, 2008, it was reported that Favre was in contact with the Packers about a possible return to the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=July 2, 2008 |title=Source: Favre has 'itch' to return; player calls it 'rumor' |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093427/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189 |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On July 11, 2008, Favre sent a letter to the Packers asking for his unconditional release to allow him to play for another NFL team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=July 11, 2008 |title=Favre seeks unconditional release from Packers, sources say |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714041711/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521 |archive-date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Packers general manager [[Ted Thompson]] announced he would not grant Favre an unconditional release<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Clayton |first1=John |last2=Mortensen |first2=Chris |date=July 13, 2008 |title=Packers GM, coach say team won't release Favre despite request |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3484473 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715071759/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3484473 |archive-date=July 15, 2008}}</ref> and reaffirmed the organization's commitment to Aaron Rodgers as its new quarterback.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Chris |date=July 15, 2008 |title=Favre Says He's Tempted to Show Up at Packers Camp |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502113_pf.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022021226/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502113_pf.html |archive-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Complicating matters was Favre's unique contract giving him the leverage to void any potential trade by not reporting to the camp of the team he might be traded to if the Packers elect to go that route.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Favre now owns a unique no-trade clause |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8094bd7a&template=with-video&confirm=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828171748/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8094bd7a&template=with-video&confirm=true |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=July 22, 2008 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
 
Favre spoke publicly for the first time about his potential comeback in a July 14, 2008, interview with [[Greta Van Susteren]] on the [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[On the Record with Greta Van Susteren]]''. In the interview, Favre said he was "guilty of retiring early", that he was "never fully committed" to retirement, and that he was pressured by the Packers to make a decision before the [[2008 NFL Draftdraft|NFL Draftdraft]] and the start of the [[Free agent (NFL)|free agent signing period]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2008 |title=Favre to Fox News: Packers should let me play elsewhere |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3486775 |url-status=live |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717060550/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3486775 |archive-date=July 17, 2008}}</ref> Favre disputed the notion that he does not want to play for Green Bay and said that while he understands the organization has decided to move on, they should now allow him to do the same. He made clear that he would not return to the Packers as a backup and reiterated his desire to be released rather than traded, which would allow him the freedom to play for a competitive team. Favre also accused the Packers of being dishonest, wishing the team would have been straightforward with him and the public.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 14, 2008 |title=Favre shares his side of the story in Fox News interview |work=CNN/SI |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/07/14/favre.foxnews.ap/index.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717050026/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/07/14/favre.foxnews.ap/index.html |archive-date=July 17, 2008}}</ref>
 
In the second part of the interview, which aired on July 15, Favre expressed his frustration with PackerPackers management, spoke of his sympathy for successor Aaron Rodgers's predicament, and affirmed he is 100 percent committed to playing football in 2008.<ref name="greta">{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2008 |title=Exclusive: Brett Favre on His Packer Replacement and Playing Again |work=Fox News |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,383881,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720142503/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C383881%2C00.html |archive-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref>
 
[[Fox Sports (USA)|FOXSports]].com's [[Jay Glazer]] reported on July 16, 2008, that the Packers filed tampering charges against the [[Minnesota Vikings]] with the league office, alleging improper communication between Vikings offensive coordinator [[Darrell Bevell]] and Favre,<ref name="glazer">{{Cite news |last=Glazer |first=Jay |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Source: Packers say Vikings tampered with Favre |work=FOX Sports |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8351554/Source:-Packers-say-Vikings-tampered-with-Favre |url-status=dead |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116140135/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8351554/Source%3A-Packers-say-Vikings-tampered-with-Favre |archive-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref> although one source suggested that Favre may have been in contact with Vikings head coach [[Brad Childress]].<ref name="tampering">{{Cite news |last=Clayton |first=John |date=July 17, 2008 |title=Vikings refuse to address Packers' claims of Favre tampering |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3493559 |url-status=live |access-date=July 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721044223/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3493559 |archive-date=July 21, 2008}}</ref> After an investigation, [[NFL Commissioner]] [[Roger Goodell]] ruled there had been no violation of tampering rules.<ref name="notampering">{{Cite news |last=Krawczynski |first=Jon |date=August 4, 2008 |title=Goodell says Vikings didn't tamper on Favre |work=Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vikings-favre&prov=ap&type=lgns |url-status=dead |access-date=August 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723084123/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vikings-favre&prov=ap&type=lgns |archive-date=July 23, 2008}}</ref>
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Packers team president Mark Murphy met with Favre on July 30 in Hattiesburg, Miss. with the offer of a $20&nbsp;million marketing agreement, which was "viewed nationally as a bribe to get Favre to stay retired".<ref name="usatoday.com" />
 
Favre formally filed for reinstatement with the NFL on July 29, 2008, and his petition was granted by Commissioner Goodell, effective August 4, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 3, 2008 |title=Sources: Packers to open up QB job between Rodgers and Favre |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3517219 |url-status=live |access-date=August 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806034751/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3517219 |archive-date=August 6, 2008}}</ref> Favre then flew to Green Bay to report to Packers training camp. After a lengthy meeting with head coach [[Mike McCarthy]] and general manager Ted Thompson, however, both sides agreed it was time for Favre and the organization to part ways. McCarthy sensed Favre was not in "the right mind-set" to resume playing for the Packers, while Favre felt that his relationship with PackerPackers management had deteriorated to the point that a return to the team would be untenable.<ref name="partways">{{Cite news |last=Clayton |first=John |date=August 5, 2008 |title=Sources: Favre has spoken to Bucs and Jets as potential trade suitors |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3520925 |url-status=live |access-date=August 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808034954/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3520925 |archive-date=August 8, 2008}}</ref>
 
The Packers had announced plans to retire Favre's #4 jersey in the 2008 season opener.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2008 |title=Favre's No. 4 to become sixth number retired by Packers |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d807d2d32&template=with-video&confirm=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106161831/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d807d2d32&template=with-video&confirm=true |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Those plans were dropped when he announced plans to return to the NFL. In March 2009, the Packers indicated that the team still intends to retire Favre's number, but due to the circumstances surrounding his departure from the team, no timeline had been set.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2009 |title=Favre's No. 4 to be retired, but Packers will wait for ceremony |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11501614/rss |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015122112/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/11501614/rss |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=April 3, 2009 |website=CBS Sports}}</ref> Favre's #4 jersey was finally retired in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14232466/brett-favre-retired-number-unveiled-green-bay-packers|title=Brett Favre's retired number unveiled by Packers|work=ESPN|date=November 26, 2015|first=Jason|last= Wilde|accessdate=April 26, 2023}}</ref>
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===New York Jets (2008)===
[[File:Brett-Favre-Jets-vs-Rams-Nov-9-08.jpg|thumb|upright|Favre with the Jets in November 2008]]
After negotiations with both the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and [[New York Jets]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2008 |title=Favre's next team may be Bucs or Jets |url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10120428 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823045352/http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_10120428 |archive-date=August 23, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2010 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Denver Post}}</ref> the Packers traded Favre to the Jets on August 7, 2008, in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the [[2009 NFL Draftdraft]] with performance escalation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2008 |title=Favre Traded To Jets |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/45113-favre-traded-to-jets |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830145440/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/45113-favre-traded-to-jets |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In his Jets debut, Favre passed for 194 yards and two touchdowns in a 20–14 victory over the [[2008 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – September 7th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809070mia.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421154314/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200809070mia.htm |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> In Week 4, he threw six touchdowns against the [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], a personal best and one shy of the NFL record for a single game.<ref name="6tds">{{Cite news |last=Waszak |first=Dennis Jr. |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Favre's 6 TD passes lead Jets past Cardinals 56–35 |agency=Associated Press |url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvw9T8npvOboHqSZiNwpRjOprtwAD93FV9V01 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001090907/http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvw9T8npvOboHqSZiNwpRjOprtwAD93FV9V01 |archive-date=October 1, 2008}}</ref> This performance led to him being selected as the [[FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week|FedEx Air Player of the Week]]. By Week 12, the Jets had compiled an 8–3 record, including a 34–13 win over the previously undefeated [[2008 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Jets at Tennessee Titans – November 23rd, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200811230oti.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125635/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200811230oti.htm |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> However, the Jets lost four of the last five games of the season, including the final game against the Miami Dolphins, who had acquired quarterback [[Chad Pennington]] after he was released from the Jets to make room for Favre.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – December 28th, 2008 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200812280nyj.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125839/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200812280nyj.htm |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> In those five games, Favre threw eight interceptions and only two touchdown passes, bringing his season total to 22 of each.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 New York Jets Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2008.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628011259/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/2008.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref> Favre had complained of shoulder pain and had an [[MRI]] performed on December 29, 2008, which revealed a torn biceps tendon in his right shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Werder |first=Ed |date=December 30, 2008 |title=Sources: Favre won't need major surgery |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3800421 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106125535/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3800421 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |access-date=May 29, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> After the 2008 season had ended, in mid January 2009, Favre told Jets [[General Manager (American football)|General Manager]] [[Mike Tannenbaum]], "it may be time to look in a different direction" regarding the quarterback position.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2009 |title=Report: Favre told Jets to 'look in different direction' |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3808669 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131033051/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3808669 |archive-date=January 31, 2009 |access-date=January 3, 2009 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On February 11, 2009, Favre informed the Jets that he was retiring after 18 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2009 |title=Favre to call it quits – again – after 18 seasons |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80eafc80&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107030527/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80eafc80&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true |archive-date=January 7, 2010 |access-date=February 11, 2009 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> He remained part of the Jets organization until April 28, 2009, when the Jets released Favre from his contract, thus allowing him to sign anywhere he wanted. By May 2009, he was officially cut from the Jets Reserve/Retired list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Tim |date=April 28, 2009 |title=Jets release Favre, clear way for possible return |url=http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-7-169/Jets-release-Favre--clear-way-for-possible-return.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502080111/http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-7-169/Jets-release-Favre--clear-way-for-possible-return.html |archive-date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=April 3, 2010 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> In September 2009, it was revealed that the NFL learned that the Jets were aware that Favre injured his arm in the 11th game of the 2008 season, and fined the Jets $125,000 for not reporting the injury in any of the Jets' five final games.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boone |first=Roderick |date=September 16, 2009 |title=Jets fined $125,000 for not reporting Favre Injury |work=[[Newsday]] |url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/jets-fined-125-000-for-not-listing-favre-s-injury-1.1454530 |url-status=live |access-date=April 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105104020/http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/jets-fined-125-000-for-not-listing-favre-s-injury-1.1454530 |archive-date=January 5, 2011}}</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=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000159622/article/brett-favre-final-play-was-first-time-i-was-knocked-out-0ap1000000159622 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093549/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000159622/article/brett-favre-final-play-was-first-time-i-was-knocked-out |archive-date=October 17, 2017 |access-date=October 16, 2017 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> This would be his final appearance in an NFL game.
 
[[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=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001091999/article/nflsnfl-alltimes-all-time-team-tom-brady-joe-montana-top-quarterbacks-0ap3000001091999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414190259/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001091999/article/nfls-alltime-team-tom-brady-joe-montana-top-quarterbacks |archive-date=April 14, 2020 |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
* [[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=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000250156/article/brett-favre-still-could-play-in-nfl-agent-bus-cook-says-0ap2000000250156 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405043740/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000250156/article/brett-favre-still-could-play-in-nfl-agent-bus-cook-says |archive-date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> When asked about what his agent said, Favre responded "I am (in shape), but I am no way considering playing... The stress level was much, much more (when I played)... The demands are, don't get me wrong, I want to win, but it's not a job."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=October 13, 2013 |title=Brett Favre in great shape, not mulling NFL comeback |url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000261075/article/brett-favre-in-great-shape-not-mulling-nfl-comeback-0ap2000000261075 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722195055/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000261075/article/brett-favre-in-great-shape-not-mulling-nfl-comeback |archive-date=July 22, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> A few weeks later, in late October, the [[St. Louis Rams]] called Favre after their starting quarterback [[Sam Bradford]] was lost for the season, but Favre declined their offer to bring him out of retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schefter |first=Adam |date=October 24, 2013 |title=Source: Rams called Brett Favre |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9871023/st-louis-rams-even-called-brett-favre-replace-sam-bradford |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173506/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9871023/st-louis-rams-even-called-brett-favre-replace-sam-bradford |archive-date=January 15, 2016 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
* '''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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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=livedead |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115071845/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8175f5c3/article/nfls-alltime-passing-leader-now-a-proud-grandfather |archive-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>
 
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 facinghelping him to face adversity throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kosloski |first=Philip |date=August 6, 2016 |title=Brett Favre's Catholic faith carries him to the Hall of Fame |url=https://aleteia.org/2016/08/06/brett-favres-catholic-faith-carries-him-to-the-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623212035/https://aleteia.org/2016/08/06/brett-favres-catholic-faith-carries-him-to-the-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Aleteia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knap |first=Patty |date=August 7, 2016 |title=Grounded by Catholic Faith, NFL Great Brett Favre Inducted into Hall of Fame |url=https://www.ncregister.com/blog/grounded-by-catholic-faith-nfl-great-brett-favre-inducted-into-hall-of-fame |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310032444/https://www.ncregister.com/blog/grounded-by-catholic-faith-nfl-great-brett-favre-inducted-into-hall-of-fame |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=National Catholic Register}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodges |first=Sam |date=March 27, 2008 |title=Brett Favre, exemplary American Catholic |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2008/03/29/brett-favre-exemplary-american-catholic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310032444/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2008/03/29/brett-favre-exemplary-american-catholic/ |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=Dallas News}}</ref>
 
== Controversies ==
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==== No-show speaking fees ====
On May 4, 2020, an audit in Favre's home state of Mississippi alleged that the state's Department of Human Services misspent $94&nbsp;million intended for at-need residents, including $1.1&nbsp;million paid out to Favre's company for two speaking appearances he did not make.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=May 4, 2020 |title=Audit: Brett Favre was paid $1.1M in Mississippi welfare funds for appearances he didn't make |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/audit-brett-favre-paid-11-m-in-welfare-funds-for-appearances-he-didnt-make-015403643.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526154342/https://sports.yahoo.com/audit-brett-favre-paid-11-m-in-welfare-funds-for-appearances-he-didnt-make-015403643.html |archive-date=May 26, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2020 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> The Mississippi auditor later announced that Favre intended to repay that money.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Vigdor |first=Neil |date=May 6, 2020 |title=Brett Favre to Repay $1.1&nbsp;Million for Speeches He Didn't Make, Auditor Says |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/us/Brett-Favre-speeches-money.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524161958/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/us/Brett-Favre-speeches-money.html |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On October&nbsp;12, 2021, the Mississippi State Auditor notified Favre that he could face a civil lawsuit if he did not pay the state $828,000.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Anna |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Brett Favre owes Mississippi $828K and wrestlers owe $4.8M, auditor says in latest demand |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2021/10/12/brett-favre-mississippi-welfare-demand-shad-white/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012214415/https://mississippitoday.org/2021/10/12/brett-favre-mississippi-welfare-demand-shad-white/ |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |website=Mississippi Today}}</ref> Favre paid $600,000 on October&nbsp;26, 2021.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Brett Favre repays $600,000 in Mississippi welfare case, auditor says |work=MarketWatch |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/brett-favre-repays-600-000-in-mississippi-welfare-case-auditor-says-01635382342 |url-status=live |access-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028062938/https://www.marketwatch.com/story/brett-favre-repays-600-000-in-mississippi-welfare-case-auditor-says-01635382342 |archive-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref> The Mississippi State Auditor said Favre still owed $228,000 in interest and referred the matter to the state attorney general's office.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2021 |title=Auditor: Favre misses payment in welfare case |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32648432/auditor-says-brett-favre-misses-228k-payment-mississippi-welfare-case-which-now-go-attorney-general-office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220025501/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32648432/auditor-says-brett-favre-misses-228k-payment-mississippi-welfare-case-which-now-go-attorney-general-office |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Pittman |first=Ashton |date=November 18, 2021 |title=State Auditor Refers Brett Favre to Attorney General Over Welfare Cash |url=https://www.mississippifreepress.org/18254/mississippi-auditor-refers-10-including-brett-favre-to-attorney-general-over-welfare-money/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219194717/https://www.mississippifreepress.org/18254/mississippi-auditor-refers-10-including-brett-favre-to-attorney-general-over-welfare-money/ |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |access-date=February 20, 2022 |website=Mississippi Free Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bengel |first=Chris |date=November 17, 2021 |title=Brett Favre misses deadline to pay $228K of interest owed in connection to welfare fraud case |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brett-favre-misses-deadline-to-pay-228k-of-interest-owed-in-connection-to-welfare-fraud-case/ |access-date=January 28, 2024 |website=CBS Sports |language=en}}</ref> Favre was questioned by the [[FBI]] over the misappropriated funds. His lawyer has stated that Favre did not know the money was misappropriated from funds used to assist poor families and has not been charged with a crime in these matter.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Nivison |first=Austin |date=September 2, 2022 |title=Brett Favre questioned by FBI for alleged role in Mississippi welfare scandal, per report |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brett-favre-questioned-by-fbi-for-alleged-role-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal-per-report/ |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=CBS Sports |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923124743/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brett-favre-questioned-by-fbi-for-alleged-role-in-mississippi-welfare-scandal-per-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last1=Dilanian |first1=Ken |last2=Strickler |first2=Laura |date=September 1, 2022 |title=FBI questions Brett Favre in Mississippi welfare scandal |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nations-poorest-state-used-welfare-money-pay-brett-favre-speeches-neve-rcna45871 |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=NBC News |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922220637/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nations-poorest-state-used-welfare-money-pay-brett-favre-speeches-neve-rcna45871 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
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