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GOLDMAN: The verve of Favre would sometimes drive coaches crazy when the gamble ended with an interception. He made the type of throws that would verve and, you know, originality that - again, I don't think it's going to be matched. He had the innate ability to - had a strong arm, the ability to keep his eyes scanning down the field and hit, you know, his target in stride. WILKENING: You can try to make those throws for an average quarterback but it's a one-way ticket to the bench usually.

That right arm of his - a gambler's arm - led writers like Wilkening to often describe Favre as a gunslinger.

GOLDMAN: For the 16 years he led the Packers countless big moments - ranging from a Super Bowl victory in 1997 to any number of long game-winning passes. At the biggest moments, always delivered on the biggest stages - that is how you lead in this game. MIKE WILKENING: He was also someone that, you know, always (unintelligible).

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Mike Wilkening is senior editor for Pro Football Weekly. It proved to be the last pass of his career, but it won't define his legacy. He threw an interception in overtime that led the New York's game-winning field goal. But the next week, in the NFC championship game against the New York Giants, Favre looked cold and tired in the sub-zero temperatures at Lambeau. Favre threw three touchdown passes and led the Packers to victory. His signature moment was in Green Bay's playoff game against Seattle in a blizzard at Green Bay's Lambeau Field. He threw 28 touchdown passes, helping him set a new NFL record for career touchdown passes. Working with underrated wide receivers, Favre completed nearly 67 percent of his passes - the best percentage of this career. GOLDMAN: No one doubts that 38-year-old Brett Favre can play, especially after last season. I know I can play, so that was really it. I mean as a challenge, I guess, I wasn't that for. And the odds of that are - they're tough.

TOM GOLDMAN: Always the understated superstar, Brett Favre announced his retirement to the world by leaving a voicemail message for ESPN Pro Football reporter Chris Mortensen.īRETT FAVRE: The only way to come back and feel like I made the right decision would be to come back and win a Super Bowl. He says he's mentally tired after 17 record- setting years in the NFL.Ĭoming up, the reaction in Green Bay, but first, NPR's Tom Goldman has more on today's announcement. The legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback has hinted a retirement for several seasons but now it's official. But today life did get a little colder for the football-crazy residents of Green Bay after Brett Favre announced his retirement. There is no truth to the humor that the city of Green Bay, Wisconsin is closing its doors and shutting down. This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News.

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