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Brett Favre
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Brett Lorenzo Favre (pronounced /ˈfɑrv/[1]) (born October 10, 1969) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 2007. 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 the Atlanta Falcons (33rd overall). After one season with the Falcons, Favre was traded to the Green Bay Packers on February 10, 1992 for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 NFL season, starting every game from then on until his retirement in 2008.[2] In 2008, Favre came out of retirement and was traded to the New York Jets.
Favre is the only three–time AP MVP (1995–97) in NFL history and led the Packers to seven division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007), four NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, and 2007), two NFC Championships (1996 and 1997), and one Super Bowl championship (XXXI). His NFL records include: most career touchdown passes (457), most career passing yards (63,266), most career pass completions (5,538), most career pass attempts (8,993), most career interceptions thrown (300), most consecutive starts among NFL quarterbacks (260; 282 total starts including playoffs), and most career victories as a starting quarterback (164).[3][4]
Contents
- 1 Early years
- 2 College career
- 3 Professional career
- 4 Career achievements
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Notes and references
- 7 External links
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