Favre Retires!

Brett Favre has announced that he will retire
following the 2010 season with the Minnesota Vikings. The surprise
announcement came after the second day of practices with his new team,
and ended hours of speculation regarding the star's future following
his surprise signing on Tuesday. Sources close to Favre say he has
been considering retirement for quite some time.

Shocked teammates had mixed feelings about the announcement. "I'm
really going to miss him." said backup quarterback Tavaris Jackson.
"I've learned a lot - in fact, I think I might retire too." "It was
cool, like playing catch with my dad." said rookie receiver Percy
Harvin.. "But my dad's not that old, and he's got a better arm."

The newly acquired quarterback has scheduled a series of press
conferences set to coincide with the November sweeps and the Viking's
10th loss. A second set of press conferences is scheduled for February
through May to be aired exclusively on ESPN, who has bough the rights
to Favre's retirement press conferences through 2015.

According to the anonymous source, Favre has assembled a preliminary
list of teams he may be willing to retire from next season, including
the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders and Detroit Lions.