Brett Favre unretired again and will be wearing purple this time. Chew on that, cheeseheads.
As reported by ESPN, QB Brett Favre will become a Minnesota Viking.
He arrived at an airport in St. Paul, Minnesota earlier today and got into a waiting SUV which took him to a meeting with the Vikings’ brass–he reportedly signed a one-year deal for between $10-12 million.
Minnesota makes a trip to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers (one of Favre’s old teams) on November 1 and is listed as 2.5-point underdogs for that game.
Favre is also listed as an option for this season’s NFL MVP and is listed at +1800.
Pulling an about-face on his playing status for the second straight summer, the three-time MVP quarterback will suit up for his old rival Minnesota starting with Friday’s preseason game at the Metrodome. The goal: help the Vikings win that elusive first Super Bowl.
“You need to cross over that line. You need to take that chance,” Favre said at his introductory news conference Tuesday, recalling the advice Minnesota coach Brad Childress gave him. “At 39 years old, your arm may not feel like it did at 21, but the pieces are in place here where you don’t have to do as much.”
