Appearing on WGR in Buffalo Thursday, Brett Favre was asked by Joe Buscgalia if the future Hall of Famer has completely closed the door on a return in 2011. Favre at first jokingly said that he completely ruled out returning to the NFL in the past three seasons. But after acknowledging he should have retired after the Vikings magical season in 2009, which ended one game shy of the Super Bowl, Favre said he no longer has the motivation to play. “I could easily talk myself into that chip on my shoulder like, ‘Hey everybody hates you, and I could motivate myself,†Favre said. "He then said that, now that he’s older, he simply doesn’t have the fire to do what needs to be done. It’s that edge that makes the great players great." Favre also said his first season with Minnesota may have been his best in his 20-year NFL career, and that it was fueled by a desire to quiet those who pointed to his performance down the stretch in 2008 with the New York Jets as proof that the Packers were smart to get rid of him. “I threw six or seven interceptions, I mean, I’ve been known to throw that in a game,†Favre said. “I threw that the whole season.†Source: WGR Buffalo
No it's not, because we're still going to have dumbasses like Peter King report on when and where he's going to sign.
At 41 years old, having every passing record possible, beat to all hell last year, i'd have no more desire to play too.
