Yep, that inevitable moment finally came last week; you told the world you were walking away from professional football. I guess many of us knew your retirement day would eventually arrive, but the reality of you not suiting up next season has yet to sink in. Without you, Brett, the game of football becomes just a little bit different--and NOT in a better way. All I can do now is send along my gratitude for 17 wonderful years, Mr. Favre; hear me out for just a bit. Thanks for becoming synonymous with that ONE franchise over the years, Brett; oh yeah, you threw five passes in a Falcons uniform when you were a struggling rookie, but once you arrived in Green Bay, you immersed yourself in the Packer tradition, won a Super Bowl, and went NOWHERE else. Your devotion to one team happily reminds me of another athlete named Brett--George of the Royals--another guy who truly understood the meaning of the term "loyalty."

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The Immaculate Reception? Taken. The Catch? Also been used. How about The Immaculate Catch? Nah. Whatever the nickname of the incredible play that was a key on the Giants’ winning touchdown drive in Super Bowl XLII becomes, it still will not fully describe the magnitude that it had - not only in the game, but the entire season and football history. That particular play catapulted the G-Men into scoring territory and Eli Manning became an instant Super Bowl MVP, pending the Giants scoring on the drive, of course. But he cemented any doubt that he would pan out as a highly successful overall number one selection in the NFL Draft.

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