Sixteen years. That's how long Brett Favre has been at the helm of the Green Bay Packers storied franchise. Sixteen years of drama, highs, lows, scares and bruises. He is the last of his kind and one of the greatest ever.
I love football, but my appreciation of Brett Favre goes beyond the playing field. His character, strength and humor have been nothing short of inspirational. He is a winner that understood it was only a game. I can't help but think that football got more from Favre than he could have ever taken from it.
There is one less gunslinger in town and it is our loss. It is his family's gain. Brett Favre has retired.
Good luck, Brett, and thank you.
Source/Photo: USA Today
