In the past when you became a Green Bay Packer in particular a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers the shoes you had to fill were that of the legend Bart Star. Well Brett Favre is the one guy who came in and not only filled those shoes, but went above and beyond.

 News is filtering out today that Brett Favre is ready to turn in the cleats and retire. Brett leaves to undoubtedly join the Football Hall of Fame. Not only will he be joining the Hall when eligible, but he will also join the discussion of greatest quarterbacks ever. He won or shared the honor of league MVP a record 3 times. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 9 times, he was the player of the week 12 times in his career, most consecutive starts for a Quarterback 253, most wins by a quarterback 160, most career passing touchdowns 442, most career passing yards 61,655, most completions & attempts, and most games with at least 3 touchdowns 63. That is just the tip of the iceberg with his accomplishments. Above and beyond all the awards and milestones is the way Mr. Brett Favre played the game. He was the gunslinger. He laid it all out on the line and played hard and laughed hard while doing it. He was like a big kid out there on the field. It looked like his excitement was contagious. Surely someone you would want your son to have as a role model.  The NFL will miss Brett Favre Legends like him only come along so often. Thanks Brett! 

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