Brett Favre Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Brett Favre

1. NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers)
2. Became the first NFL player ever to be named the MVP three times. (27 December 1997)
3. Daughters, Brittany Favre-Mallion (b. February 6, 1989) and Breleigh Favre (b. July 13, 1999).
4. Earned five letters in baseball and three in football at Hancock North Central High School (Kiln, MS). His father, Irvin, was his coach.
5. Entered the Menninger Clinic (Topeka, Kansas) for addiction to painkillers. (May 1996)
6. Selected 33rd overall of the NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. On 10 February 1992, the Falcons sent Favre to the Green Bay Packers for the Packers' #1 pick in the upcoming draft. Falcons coach Jerry Glanville called Favre a "train wreck" after he missed the team picture during training camp because he had partied too hard the night before. The quarterback had 2 interceptions and 0 completions in 5 attempts in his short stint with Atlanta. (20 April 1991).
7. (December 22, 2003) In one of the most courageous performances in sports history, reeling from the sudden death of his beloved father, Irvin, one day earlier, he threw for 399 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 41-7 rout of the defending AFC champion Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football.
8. One the lowest points of his career came in 1991 when he was with the Falcons and he missed the team photo. When asked where he was, Brett, who had been drinking the night before, made up an excuse that he was stuck in traffic behind a train wreck. Falcons coach Jerry Glanville shot back, "Son, you are a train wreck!" The following February, Brett was traded to the Packer for a first-round draft choice.
9. Won the Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 1997.
10. Was Men's Journal's "Toughest Man in America" in 2004.
11. Was voted the "Favorite Player to Watch on Sunday" in the TV Guide Viewer's Poll in 2004.
12. Favorite music artist is Tim McGraw.
13. His first completion thrown in the NFL was to himself.
14. Noted fans include Tony Shalhoub, Pat Morita, and Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets.
15. He was so unheralded coming out of college that, when he was selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, the broadcasters called him Brett "Favor" (his last name is pronounced "Färv"). In his rookie season, he did the Falcons no "favors," completing no passes and throwing two interceptions in five attempts. He was traded to Green Bay in the off-season.
16. On September 30, 2007, he became the NFL leader in touchdown passes thrown in a career. The recipient was 2nd-year wide receiver Greg Jennings in a divisional contest against the host Minnesota Vikings. It was his 421st career touchdown toss, eclipsing Dan Marino's mark of 420.
17. Named Sports Illustrated's 2007 Sportsman of the Year (4 December 2007).
18. Was traded from the Falcons after then-Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville was convinced Favre would never make it in the NFL. Coincidentally, Glanville hasn't coached in the NFL since.
19. Announced his retirement from the NFL on Tuesday March 4, 2008.
20. Came out of retirement in July 2008 with the intention of being starting quarterback for the Packers, but meetings with Packers leadership derailed hope of staying in Green Bay. He was traded to the New York Jets on August 6, 2008.