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Favre changes mind, signs with Vikings
Apparently able to call the shots any way he might decide, "retired" NFL QB Brett Favre signed a contract to play this season for the Minnesota Vikings. Favre's "un-retirement" came just a few weeks after he insisted he wasn't going to come back to the NFL, after retiring last season as quarterback for the New York Jets.
Speaking at a news conference held by the Vikings, Coach Brad Childress explained in part, "We believe adding a player such as Brett Favre to our mix will be a strong positive for this football team. As we have conveyed before, his unique knowledge of our system, the NFC North and his innate skills make this a rare opportunity."
Rare opportunity? Many feel Favre's last season with Green Bay and his year with the Jets in 2008 demonstrate that the 39-year-old future Hall of Famer certainly is past his prime, and could even be a detriment to the Vikings' season.
