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Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes has had an impressive start this year and Hall of Famer Brett Favre has taken notice. Mahomes has already thrown for 582 yards, ten touchdowns — a new NFL record through two games — and zero interceptions. Most importantly, he has led the Chiefs to a 2-0 start and they […]

During the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers’ 29-29 tie on Sunday afternoon, there was plenty of controversy surrounding the roughing the passer call on linebacker Clay Matthews. The call gave the Vikings another chance that allowed them to tie the game late in the fourth quarter. Matthews has already voiced his dismay with the […]

The Green Bay Packers made superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers a very rich man this week. After a lot of back and forth between the two sides, the team inked Rodgers to a four-year contract extension worth $135 million, and the deal has sparked a lot of reaction around the league and from Packers legend, Brett […]

The Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings—though several examples rank ahead of the hated NFC Norris rivals, it’s a bitter back-and-forth that showcases deep-seeded roots throughout NFL history. A perfect case and point comes when Brett Favre literally jumped to the New York Jets for a season prior to ending up with the team […]

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been described as looking like a kid out there when he’s playing pro football. He seemed as if he was just goofing around and having fun with his friends. As it turns out, even referees weren’t safe when it came to his child-like enthusiasm. Former NFL ref Bill […]

The Kansas City Chiefs made quite the transition this offseason when they handed the reins over to quarterback Patrick Mahomes. However, it appears the decision was much easier than some may have thought. Mahomes has received plenty of praise from coaches and teammates for his similarities to Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre. According to BJ Kissel […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali gave quarterback Patrick Mahomes some high praise when he compared the team’s new starting quarterback to Hall of Famer Brett Favre. But apparently, Hali isn’t the only one in Kansas City who feels that way. According to Bucky Brooks of NFL.com, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also sees […]

After sitting out his rookie season, Patrick Mahomes will finally get his chance to start at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs this season. Free-agent linebacker Tamba Hali got to see what Mahomes could do last year during practice, and he has high hopes for the young QB. In a recent appearance on NFL Network’s […]

When a good ole’ boy from down south speaks up against putting an end to a specific part of football in America, the world stops to listen. Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre is intent on putting an end to youth tackle football in America and believes it’s going to take somebody like him to […]

It only took nearly a decade, but Aaron Rodgers now understands Brett Favre’s point of view following the 2005 NFL Draft. It’s no secret the Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback from the south had on plans of mentoring the newer legendary quarterback from the west upon his first-round selection in 2005. Now, Favre explains that […]

Here comes that ugly word relating to the great game of American Football—the word that’s has Roger Goodell and his henchmen shivering in their suits for the better part of a decade. Concussion. The fashion for which the league handles head injuries has drastically improved. For the old-timers, however, it wasn’t the case. This includes […]

The New York Giants are a unique position this upcoming draft holding the second overall pick that could allow them to take the heir apparent to quarterback Eli Manning. This opportunity has been met with much uncertainty about what direction the franchise plans to head at the selection. New York has seemingly let the door […]

In the last several years, there has been a growing concern with the long-term health of the players since the diagnoses of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and correlation to concussions. It has led to more players coming out publicly about their personal dealings with health issues over their career and beyond it. One of the […]

Brett Favre is scheduled to give the Philadelphia Eagles a pep talk on Saturday, a day before Super Bowl LII. Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount, however, does not seem excited with the idea of Favre sharing his Super Bowl experience to the team. After all, he has two Super Bowl rings, twice as many what […]

Over the last several years, player safety has become a prominent topic of concern for the NFL, centered on the increasing number of head injuries suffered. During a recent interview on CNN, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre stated that the only solution for making football safer is to not play at all. “Well I think […]

A legendary football figure will be a guest speaker for the Philadelphia Eagles to help prepare the team for Sunday’s Super Bowl LII showdown with the New England Patriots. That would be former Green Bay Packers quarterback and Hall of Famer Brett Favre, who was invited by Eagles head coach Doug Pederson to give Philadelphia […]

Legendary Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is being sued. Though the retired gunslinger isn’t really one for Twitter or Facebook—as you rarely see the man pop up on any related platform—he’s now associated himself with social media for all the wrong reasons. According to documents obtained by Daniel Goldblatt and Ryan Naumann […]

For many fans, this Sunday’s matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints brings a bit of deja vu. That is because the last time these two teams met, it was in the 2009 NFC Championship Game that still gets talked about to this day thanks to its brutal nature. Among the notable highlights of the […]

The New Orleans Saints are in the thick of one of the most heated playoff races in all of football. However, that did not stop star quarterback Drew Brees from etching his name into the NFL history books once again. The Saints got off to a solid start in their crucial divisional matchup against the […]

National Football League legend, and former Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre was once known for not missing games due to injury. Now retired, with time to mull some things over, the gunslinger is more fearful about how concussions might haunt him at some point in his life. “Playing 20 years and not missing a […]

Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson things very highly of quarterback Carson Wentz. So much so, in fact, he compared him to former teammate and Hall of Fame gunslinger Brett Favre. “He’s definitely a physical football player. I’ve had conversations with him about protecting himself,” Pederson said of Wentz over at PFT Live. “I had a […]

The New England Patriots’ 19-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday was a bit more meaningful for Tom Brady than his close to 200 other regular season wins. With the victory, Brady managed to tie Brett Favre and Peyton Manning for the most regular season wins by a quarterback, with 186. That means […]

During his Hall of Fame career, Brett Favre was an incredibly popular player and an iconic figure in the NFL while leading the Green Bay Packers for the majority of his time in the league. Although Favre is Green Bay Packers royalty, it appears the legendary quarterback had dreams of playing for the Dallas Cowboys. […]

Peyton Manning and Brett Favre will be both attending the same college football game this weekend. This is not a shocker, as the Tennessee Volunteers are set to do battle with Georgia. The reasons both are going, however, happen to be pretty different. For Peyton Manning, he is a strong supporter of Tennessee football. Having […]

The Washington Redskins are in the thick of the NFC playoff race once again, and Kirk Cousins is the focal point of their rise. In the last eight games, Cousins has completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 2,398 yards, 16 touchdowns, and just four interceptions, jettisoning Washington into the NFC’s sixth playoff spot for […]

It’s quite rare for a rookie to be in the NFL MVP conversation. It’s even more rare to have two rookies considered for the honor, but that’s the case this season. And, they play on the same team. Fourth overall pick Ezekiel Elliott and fourth round pick Dak Prescott have led the Dallas Cowboys to […]

The New Orleans Saints were famously dinged for running a bounty program back in 2009-10. Head coach Sean Payton was suspended for an entire season, and they lost a pair of draft picks. The primary victim of the Saints’ bounty system was the Minnesota Vikings. In the NFC title game in the January of 2010, […]

With Tony Romo‘s back apparently healthy and his conditioning ongoing, the Dallas Cowboys have a tough decision looming. Do they stick with the sensational rookie Dak Prescott, or do they give Romo back the reins of the offense? It’s a good problem to have, especially given Romo’s injury-prone past. Over the last few years, the […]