Favre Returns to Vikings

Brett Favre is to delay his retirement for one more season

National Football League (NFL) quarterback Brett Favre returned to the Minnesota Vikings and practiced with the team today, after briefly considering another retirement.

Favre said he chose to come back for a 20^th season because he felt like he owed his Vikings teammates “one more try” in winning the Super Bowl.

In a news conference, Favre explained, "I felt like I owed this organization to give it one more try. I have no idea how it'll pan out. I can promise you I'll give it my best.”

“I can't worry about what people say or what people think. The only thing that mattered was the guys in that locker room,” Favre said.

Favre described his decision to come back as “very tough”. Reports from two weeks ago had indicated that Favre was set to retire, but he returned Tuesday to Minnesota with teammates Steve Hutchinson, Ryan Longwell, and Jared Allen.

The three players went to visit Favre in his Mississippi home on Monday.

“I could make a case for both — playing, not playing,” the quarterback said. “I think ultimately, much has been made about the three guys coming down. It was about the team.”

For his part, Vikings coach Brad Childress said that, “It was definitely time (to make a decision). Brett, trying to be fair to our football team, knew it was definitely time too, one way or the other.”

Favre said his first practice since coming back went well, and he looks forward to play against San Francisco on Sunday for a preseason match to be aired on national television by NBC.

He claims that his arm “feels great” and that he is more concerned about his surgically repaired left ankle, which developed a new bone spur that was found during an examination done last week by Dr. James Andrews.

Favre led the Vikings to the NFC championship game last season which he described as the best of his Vikings career. He will turn 41 in October and is already a grandfather.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Thursday August 19 2010, 9:27 AM EST. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0