Brett Lorenzo Favre (; born October 10, 1969) is a former
American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the
Green Bay Packers. He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the
Atlanta Falcons (
1991),
Green Bay Packers (
1992–
2007),
New York Jets (
2008) and
Minnesota Vikings (
2009–
2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 500 touchdowns, over 300 interceptions, and over 10,000 pass attempts. He officially retired on January 17, 2011.
Favre started at the quarterback position for the
University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the
1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the
1992 NFL Draft.
Favre became the
Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the
1992 season, and started every game through the
2007 season. He was traded to the New York Jets and started at quarterback for the
2008 season before signing with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback.<ref...
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