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ESPN: Brett Favre Plans to Retire

2009_02_favref.jpg ESPN reports that Jets quarterback Brett Favre "has instructed agent Bus Cook to inform the New York Jets Wednesday that he plans to retire." We're sure Woody Johnson liked finding about that by reading ESPN.com! After a lot of excitement about the legendary quarterback heading to Gang Green—and early dreams of heading to the Super Bowl—the season dissolved into recriminations and the firing of coach Eric Mangini. Favre sent an email to ESPN's Ed Werder: "Mike and Woody, as well as the entire organization, have been nothing short of outstanding. My teammates -- Thomas and Kerry included -- were a pleasure to play with. Eric [Mangini] could not have been any better. I enjoyed playing for him. My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance.'' So, now it's up to Kellen Clemens?

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  • spiritross

    Yeah Adios Muchacho

    The only good to come out of the Jet Farve year was he caused Mangini to get fired

    That guy should have been given a pink slips after the 4-12 year

  • whitecastlerock

    the mangenius??????? What a waste of time he was

  • matty

    ohhh and beat by chad pennington...what a way to end a career.

  • blablanyc

    Who's the leprechaun next to Brett in the photo?

  • whitecastlerock

    The Jets kept trotting the bum out after some horrendous performances. Good fucking riddance.

  • Remember when Mangini middle-named his new baby after Favre?

  • NannyState

    Off to the glue factory with that one.

  • imadick

    what's the over/under for when favre comes back and says he wants to try to play again?

  • nomnomnom

    I say right around July 1st.

  • Wza

    haha!

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