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Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre have great history together. The latter became Rodgers’ mentor later on in his Green Bay Packers years. In return, Rodgers continued Favre’s legacy of great quarterback play in Wisconsin, keeping their dynasty alive in the process. It’s fair to say that these two have a lot of love for each […]

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 31-30, in a wild football game. The Packers held a 14-point 4th quarter lead only to see a furious comeback by the Ravens fall just short. During the win, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers tied Brett Favre for the most touchdown passes in franchise history with 442. After […]

The Green Bay Packers are rolling in Baltimore, with quarterback Aaron Rodgers having another stellar outing. Early in the 4th quarter, with the Packers leading the Ravens 21-17, Rodgers found Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a quick slant for an 11-yard touchdown. The touchdown pass was Rodgers’ 442nd of his career. That ties him with Hall of […]

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears by a wild, 45-30 score on Sunday night. Instrumental to the team’s victory was quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw for 341 yards and four touchdown passes to defeat Chicago for the second time this year. Rodgers may have given Packers’ fans a sense of nostalgia on one […]

The Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Brett Favre has been in a sticky situation since 2020. Apparently, he had been given a payment of almost $1.1 million in 2017 and 2018 for speaking appearances. However, Favre never attended the speaking gigs and was paid anyway. In retrospect, Brett Favre had already paid nearly half of […]

After a nightmarish situation unfolded involving Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback Brett Favre, he has now paid back $600,000 in his Mississippi Welfare Fraud Case. It was discovered in 2020 that the former Packers quarterback was paid nearly $1.1 million in welfare funds in December 2017 and June 2018 for speaking appearances that he did […]

Derrick Henry ran all over the defense of the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. The superstar running back for the Tennessee Titans finished with 20 carries for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Following his performance, the MVP chatter started. It’s an award that is dominated by quarterbacks now but Henry could break that mold. Per […]

Oh, hey look, another milestone for Tom Brady. Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a hard-earned close win over the New England Patriots on Sunday, 19-17. It was his first return to Gillette Stadium since joining the Buccaneers, making the match much more emotional than usual. The game became even more memorable for Brady […]

Despite all the questions and criticisms he faced in Week 1, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers proved he’s still one of the elites in Week 2 with a sensational performance against the Detroit Lions. Now, ahead of Green Bay’s Week 3 showdown with the San Francisco 49ers, Packers legend legend Brett Favre broke down […]

Brett Favre knows a thing or two about being the Packers franchise quarterback. The Hall of Fame QB has been a vocal figure throughout the tumultuous Aaron Rodgers saga going on in Green Bay. While Rodgers has since returned to the team as the start of the season looms, his future with the Packers still […]

The Aaron Rodgers trade drama has been a dark cloud hovering over the NFL offseason. Ever since the news surrounding the Green Bay Packers QB broke around the time of the NFL Draft, questions on Rodgers’ future has been dominating the news cycle. The latest buzz on the Rodgers-Packers saga is the superstar QB’s holdout […]

Former Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren is not a fan of how the organization has handled the Aaron Rodgers situation. As a matter of fact, the Super Bowl-winning coach did not hold back his criticism for how he thinks the Packers have shown utter disrespect to their soon-to-be-former cornerstone quarterback. According to Holmgren, […]

The Aaron Rodgers trade rumblings continue to trickle out from all angles. Among all the voices spouting their opinions, some key insights were recently shared from the man Rodgers replaced in Green Bay – Packers icon Brett Favre. Brett divulged his text exchange with the present-day Packers quarterback, revealing that he’s at least not going […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has remained silent even as rumors of a potential departure from his current team have persisted. While there are reports of Rodgers being dissatisfied with the Packers organization, the man himself has not yet addressed the issue publicly. However, he did send a telling text message to former Packers […]

If you were waiting with bated breath for Brett Favre’s reaction to the conviction of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, congratulations, the former NFL MVP has finally weighed in. Just a week after publicly wishing that athletes would avoid politics, Favre decided the world needed to hear his viewpoint on a political […]

The Atlanta Falcons took a quarterback out of Southern Mississippi in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Brett Favre started four years in college before Atlanta made him the 33rd overall pick. Favre played in just two games as a rookie for the Falcons with no completions on four pass attempts. He was […]

Plenty has happened in the world of politics recently that have spilled over into sports. From the MLB moving the All-Star Game out of Atlanta to Denver, to the unfortunate death of Daunte Wright. As a way to peacefully protest, some athletes have taken it upon themselves to kneel during the National Anthem before the […]

Legendary quarterback Brett Favre has been through it all. The Green Bay Packers icon recently opened up in his podcast Bolling with Favre about his traumatic journey with substance abuse that had the Hall of Fame QB hitting rock bottom. In an emotional tell-all, Favre admitted he wanted to end his life (via Yahoo! Sports). […]

On Tuesday, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre continued his streak of out-of-touch public stances and behavior when discussing the standoff between the Houston Texans and quarterback Deshaun Watson. During a conversation with Yahoo Sports, Favre was critical of Watson’s justified expressions of frustration (and corresponding trade request) with the dysfunctional and racist franchise in […]

Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre is currently taking a huge L on Twitter. The retired QB dished out his unsolicited opinion about Deshaun Watson’s messy situation with the Houston Texans.  Per the three-time NFL MVP quarterback, he doesn’t quite agree with Watson’s current position when it comes to demanding a trade out of Houston. […]

After making it abundantly clear that he wants out of the Houston Texans, Deshaun Watson has unsurprisingly been the stuff of headlines of late. In the wake of all the trade rumors, Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, provided some unsolicited advice for the embattled Texans star. Favre admitted that he […]

The past 24 hours have been rough for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The 37-year old QB failed to lead his team against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the NFC Championship, which means that his 48-touchdown season has come to an end. After the tough 31-26 loss against the Bucs […]

It almost feels like a foregone conclusion the Jacksonville Jaguars will use the No. 1 overall pick to select Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence. That is, unless you ask Brett Favre. The Hall of Fame gunslinger suggested the Jaguars should address what he feels is a more immediate need by drafting Alabama wide receiver and […]

The status of Patrick Mahomes for the AFC Championship Game is undetermined as the Kansas City Chiefs hope to defend their Super Bowl championship. While Mahomes continues to go through the league’s concussion protocol, Brett Favre hopes the NFL follows their own guidelines on head injuries. “This is a test for the NFL, right now,” […]

Green Bay Packers icon Aaron Rodgers is preparing to face the Detroit Lions on Sunday, pitting him against a familiar face in Darrell Bevell. While speaking about his upcoming tilt against Bevell and the Lions, Rodgers revealed that Bevell used to task him with finding Brett Favre. “A lot of my time was spent walking […]

Maybe all struggling Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz needs is a change of scenery. That’s the opinion of Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who assessed the struggles of the embattled Eagles QB during an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson benched Wentz in the second half of the […]

Green Bay Packers legend and Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre clarified some comments he recently made about Philadelphia Eagles gunslinger Carson Wentz. Favre suggested last week the Eagles might have made a mistake keeping Wentz over Nick Foles, who guided Philly to a Super Bowl during the 2017 season with Wentz sidelined due to […]

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers reached a historic milestone Thursday night, passing former Dolphins great Dan Marino for the fifth most passing yards in NFL history. Philip Rivers has passed Dan Marino for 5th most passing yards in NFL history ‼️ pic.twitter.com/rPnFy7ertG — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 13, 2020 Playing in his 16th season, Rivers joined […]

Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre recently expressed his opinion on “First Take” regarding the quarterback situation in Philadelphia with Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz struggling as of late. Favre stirred the pot when he said that the team should’ve kept Nick Foles instead of Wentz mainly due to their productivity and the lengths that they […]

The Dallas Cowboys have mightily struggled in the first season under Mike McCarthy, prompting some to question his job security moving forward. Brett Favre, who played under McCarthy on the Green Bay Packers, is perplexed by the Cowboys’ struggles this season. “I’m a little bit baffled because Mike’s pretty good at handling players and dealing […]

Most athletes try to avoid the political spotlight seeing as how it takes away from the joys of the actual sport, but with Brett Favre no longer taking the field, he’s been open to expressing his view more lately. The former three-time MVP took to his Twitter account on Friday to voice his support for […]

In the midst of the tension in the nation’s socio-political sphere, there are more than a few folks who believe that sports should not enter the realm of politics. For some, sports is a form of entertainment that should serve as a distraction from everything else that’s going on in the world. As it turns […]

Josh Allen has been likened to Cam Newton and other mobile quarterbacks before, but Brett Favre believes he could follow the footsteps of arguably the greatest quarterback of all time. In an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio, Favre said that Allen could be the “new Tom Brady” with the Buffalo Bills. “His time is now and […]

Amongst the highly debated rivalries in the NFL, the Packers-Vikings surely should rank high amongst the greats. Both clubs have saw their fair share of grand, heroic-savoring moments. Where these moments align could be argued for years to come, with some spanning across the lengths of decades. Here, we’ll focus on a select few that […]

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has been in the league long enough to see similarities between his former and current players on the field. He’s definitely coached some great ones. He likened Chiefs playmaker Patrick Mahomes’s playing style to that of Pro Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. “They […]

If there’s anyone who understands how Tom Brady of the Buccaneers must be feeling right now, it’s Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. After having a legendary 16-year stint with the Green Bay Packers, Favre extended his career by playing for the New York Jets in 2008 and the Minnesota Vikings in from 2009 to […]

Following Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Saints, Bruce Arians didn’t hesitate to call out Tom Brady for his performance in his debut with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brett Favre, who will be joined by Brady in Canton someday, reacted to Brady getting blamed by Arians for the loss in Week 1. “I think the […]

If legendary quarterback Brett Favre was still suiting up for the Green Bay Packers this season, we might not see him kneel alongside his teammates when the national anthem is played. Or, we actually might. After all the talk about kneeling and the Black Lives Matter movement all across the globe, the 11-time Pro Bowler […]

Chicago Bears fans might be surprised to learn former Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre wants to see current Packers signal-caller Aaron Rodgers join the Monsters of the Midway. Well, sort of. Favre joined Complex’s “Load Management” podcast to discuss some football, and he joked Bears fans would welcome […]