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Brett Lorenzo Favre pronounced /ˈfɑrv born October 10, 1969 is a retired American football quarterback. He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons 1991 Green Bay Packers 1992–2007 , New York Jets 2008 and Minnesota Vikings 2009–2010 Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, over 500 touchdowns, over 300 interceptions, and over 10,000 pass attempts. He officially retired on January 17, 2011.
Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta 3rd overall He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Favre became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, and started every game through the 2007 seasonHe was traded to the New York Jets and started at quarterback for the 2008 season before signing with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback He made an NFL record 297 consecutive starts 321 including playoffs.
He is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times 1995–97 He has led teams to eight division championships 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 five NFC Championship Games 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009 and two Super Bowl appearances Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXII winning one Super Bowl XXXI
He holds many NFL records, including most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, most career pass completions, most career pass attempts, most career interceptions thrown, most consecutive starts, most consecutive starts by a QB, most career victories as a starting quarterback, most sacked, and most fumbles.
Contents
* 1 Early years
* 2 College career
* 3 Professional career
o 3.1 Atlanta Falcons 1991
o 3.2 Green Bay Packers 1992–2007
+ 3.2.1 Beginnings 1992–1994
+ 3.2.2 MVPs and Super Bowl seasons 1995–1997
+ 3.2.3 Mid-career 1998–2002
+ 3.2.4 Later career & personal tragedies 2003–2006
+ 3.2.5 Milestone season 2007
+ 3.2.6 Retirements and returns 2008
o 3.3 New York Jets 2008
o 3.4 Minnesota Vikings 2009–2010
* 4 Career achievements
o 4.1 Honors and awards
o 4.2 Records and milestones
o 4.3 Consecutive starts streak
o 4.4 Statistics
* 5 Personal life
o 5.1 Allegations of misconduct
* 6 Notes and references
* 7 External links

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brett favre personaal life