Brett Favre dons Packers jersey for first time since '08 for SI cover

June 30, 2015 at 3:52PM
Brett Favre.
Brett Favre. (Brian Stensaas — AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sports Illustrated has a "Where are they now" series this week, one of those slow summer ideas that periodicals come up with from time to time (in fact, I might be doing one later this summer).

The cover man? Brett Favre. Of particular interest is his choice of attire. Per SI.com (you have to buy the magazine for the full story):

Favre, who still holds NFL records for wins as starter, completions, attempts, yards, times sacked, and most passes intercepted, donned that No. 4 Packers jersey for this week's "Where Are They Now?" issue.

It's first time that Favre has worn that dark green jersey since January 20, 2008, when his last pass as a member of the Packers was intercepted during an overtime loss in the NFC championship game. ​​​The day after the SI photo shoot, Favre reflected on wearing No. 4 again.

"It was so big on me," Favre says. "It felt like a nightgown. That's not my world anymore."

You can see for yourself below in this tweet from SI's Joan Niesen.

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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