The one-year anniversary of Brett Favre's retirement from the Jets came this week. In honor of that, here is a snippet from that story:
Brett Favre swears this is the real deal -- no more last-minute comebacks.
The 39-year-old quarterback retired again Wednesday and insisted he won't look back. Well, at least for now.
"I have no reason to wonder why you would be so skeptical," Favre said Wednesday with a slight chuckle after announcing he was leaving the game after 18 record-setting seasons.
Favre, who retired last March only to return a few months later, kept this goodbye simple -- no tearful farewell or jam-packed news conference. He spoke to the New York Jets on Wednesday morning, telling owner Woody Johnson, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Rex Ryan that he was calling it a career.
"I have family and friends who are like, 'All right, Brett. Is this the real deal?" Favre said during a conference call. "To me, it is. It is. Believe me. It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more. It was worth a shot for me to go to New York. I wish I could've played better down the stretch. I didn't. It's time to leave."
