Reports States Brett Favre is Retiring

Around 11:00 am EST today, ESPN reported that Brett Favre is retiring. According to their sources, Favre had contacted Viking personnel via text messages. Head Coach Brad Childress said that he wouldn't comment on the reports until he hears it "from the horse's mouth."

Favre's Reason for Retirement

During the ESPY's last month, Favre said he still wanted to play but that his ankle hasn't quite healed. At that point, it was 8 weeks since he had surgery to remove bone spurs. He said he can walk fine, but "you don't walk in football." Being that it is his right foot it could cost a lot of trouble for the aging quarterback. The right foot would be his planting foot when passing. Without it being healthy, Favre wouldn't be able to play like he did the last 19 seasons.

Minnesota Vikings Quarterback

Tavaris Jackson is slated for the starting role if Favre doesn't change his mind in the next few weeks. Jackson led the Vikings to playoffs in 2008, a year before Favre was signed. After Jackson is Sage Rosenfels. Sage has played on a few other teams but has never had much success. The absence of Favre and his stable passing game, the Viking will have to lean on Adrian Peterson and hope he can overcome the fumbling issues he has had in the past.

Is Brett Favre Returning?

The NFL season is a few months a way.  In a few short weeks, every team will be starting their camps and then preseason games.  So it is that time again to ask, if Brett Favre coming back - again?

Wants to Beat the Saints

Brett Favre sat down with a reporter recently and spoke a little about last year and his chances of coming back - well very little. What he did say was that he would love to have a chance to beat the Saints. Well he would have his chance the first game of the season. The Saints are hosting the Minnesota Viking for the Thursday Night Kickoff to launch the 2010 season. Favre is coming off one of his best season every, and he said he believes he can still play at a competitive level. So I think it is safe to say he will join the team after camp concludes.

Brett Favre Ankle Surgery

Brett Favre had ankle surgery a few months back. It was mainly to remove bone spurs from previous surgeries. But he had to have this surgery during the off-season if he planned to play. He has said that the ankle is fine and the surgery went well. It looks as though Favre is following the same plan as last year - have off-season surgery and not publicly admit that he is coming back until he steps on the field.

Is that fair to the Vikings? I guess it doesn't matter since they don't seem to care.

Brett Favre Ankle

Brett Favre had surgery last week on the ankle he injured during the NFC Championship game against the New Orleans Saints. Does this point to a Favre return, once again this season? He had shoulder surgery before announcing his return last year. The one thing we know is that until Brett Favre says he's retired, we still won't know anything.

Brett Favre Ankle Surgery

Brett Favre confirmed reports May 20 on his website, but didn't make mention of the possibility of a comeback. Noted orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews performed the arthroscopic procedure on Favre's ankle. Favre is definitely out 4-6 weekes to rehab the ankle.

"This is to confirm that I did have a procedure to remove some scar tissue and bone spurs from my ankle which had been bothering me for a period of time," Favre's statement on his website said. "I appreciate your concerns."

It was mentioned many times before that Brett has had this surgery in the past. Only time will tell if he will be dressed in purple this season.

Brett Favre Retirement?

If Brett has made a decision, his lips are sealed. But we know that he has spoke with Coach Brad Childress multiple times this offseason. Though the money isn't guaranteed like last year, there are 13 million reasons why Brett could decide to return. I know it's not like he needs the money, but athletes play in the NFL to get paid. Favre would most likely miss training camp and other off-season workouts like he did last year.

Until the great gunslinger actually sits out a year, I won't count him out.

Brett Favre Retirement

Now that the NFL Draft is over, the another yearly ritual of the off-season now starts to gain momentum. The Brett Favre saga. Will he or won't he? Only Brett, and maybe the Vikings, really know. But his media blitz of confusion has started.

Brett Favre Ankle Injury

Announcement that Favre needed ankle surgery increased a somewhat quite off-season of speculation. It turns out that Favre needs surgery to clean up bone spurs; a surgery his has has in the past. Brett needed shoulder surgery last year, which is did have, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings. The 2009 season was one of Brett's best, especially in recent years, and had the least interceptions in a season during his long career. Though Brett played like a younger version, he has made a point to say he didn't feel young.

Brett Favre & The Minnesota Vikings

It seems that the Brad Childress believe that Favre is returning for one more year. The didn't seem interested in finding a replacement in the draft and passed over and over on Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy. It is hard to believe that Tarvaris Jackson is the answer for one more win and a Super Bowl birth. Next year's draft should be deep with quarterbacks, and it seems the Vikings are going to wait for their quarterback of the future - and Brett Favre.