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Report: Favre played with groin injury
Posted by: under Vikings, Darrell Bevell, Vikings injury report, Vikings offense, Brett Favre, Darrell Bevell, Tarvaris Jackson Updated: November 2, 2009 - 5:45 AM
APPLETON, WIS. -- Brett Favre was limited in practice last week because of what was listed as a hip injury. But the quarterback told Peter King of Sports Illustrated late Sunday night after the Vikings' 38-26 victory over Green Bay, that he actually was battling a groin injury he suffered on Wednesday in practice.
Favre said he suffered a pulled or strained groin in that practice and that while there was never any question about if he could play a problem did develop shortly before kickoff. According to King, about an hour before the game, Favre aggravated the muscle during pregame warmups .
This is what Favre told King and in King's defense he had no way of knowing because he wasn't at the game. But there is no way Favre aggravated the injury an hour before kickoff unless he did it sitting in the locker room. He didn't come onto the field until approximately 2:30 p.m. Watching Favre go through warmups it never appeared as if he was struggling with any type of injury that would slow him.
Nonetheless, Favre told King he actually began to wonder if he could play. "I told T-Jack [backup Tarvaris Jackson] and [offensive coordinator] Darrell Bevell I may not be able to do it," Favre said. "I didn't know if I'd be able to drop back very well. After I aggravated it, there was no way I was going to be able to move around in the pocket very much. We never called one bootleg the whole game. But we made it through OK."
Favre told King on his way home on Sunday night that the groin injury was bothering him but he thought he would be fine. The Vikings have a bye this week and will be off after today for a week.
Favre, 40, also said he got emotional after the game because, "I knew it'd probably be the last time I'd ever step foot on Lambeau Field." Seems we've heard that one before. King pressed Favre on that one by asking if he was sure. (Of course, he's not, he's Brett Favre.)
"I'm reluctant to say that,' Favre admitted. "You know me. At this stage, I'm game to game. That's it."
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