At least this story is over. Until he "retires" again. Brett Favre was traded to the New York Jets for an undisclosed draft pick. It is said to be conditional but at least a fourth round.
Favre has immediately improved the Jets. The muddled AFC East, after the juggernaut New England Patriots now appears to be a two team race, with Brady and the Pats still significantly over Favre and the Jets. Only time will tell to see if Brett can continue the magic he had with Green Bay last year and lead the Jets to the playoffs.
The the Jets other quarterbacks, it looks like the Chad Pennington era is officially over. Whether he will remain a Jet this season will be the next question. Kellen Clemens takes the role of Aaron Rodgers as heir apparent, except surprisingly, he has more NFL experience in games than Rodgers did.
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Wow, what a move for the Jets! I'm one of those guys that doesn't watch any pre-season games, but I had to tune in to tonight's Jets game just to see Favre even though he wasn't even playing. The biggest concern for Jets fans should be Favre's age. I think he turns 39 in 2 months and the oldest QB to ever win a Super Bowl would have been Elway at age 38.
Good point Bob. And Favre does not have Terrell Davis in the backfield to help him.