Brett Favre returning to Lambeau Field in 2015 for jersey retirement
Brett Favre said he's returning to Lambeau Field in 2015 to retire his jersey.
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Will Brinson
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The Ole' Gunslinger is finally coming back to Lambeau Field. Brett Favre served notice of his return to Green Bay on Monday in order for the Packers to retire his jersey.
Favre posted a note on his website stating he's "pleased to announce that I will be returning to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2015 for induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and retirement of my jersey."
It's been expected that No. 4 would come back to Lambeau at some point in order for him to be retired into the Packers Hall of Fame. There were concerns Favre might get booed if he came back in 2014 and the health of Bart Starr -- Favre wanted to return with the other legendary Packers quarterback -- proved to be an obstacle last year as well.
Ultimately Favre postponed his return.
"It was a tremendous honor to play 16 years for the Green Bay Packers," Favre wrote Monday. "Now to have my name placed among others such as Starr, Hornung, Kramer, Taylor, Lambeau, Nitschke, Lombardi, Davis, White and Hutson is a special honor that I share with all of my teammates and coaches, and that would not have been possible but for the foresight of Ron Wolf, the greatest GM In the history of the NFL.
"I'm truly looking forward to celebrating and sharing this special moment with all of the great fans of the Green Bay Packers."
The idea of Favre getting booed at this point is flat-out crazy. Him playing for the Vikings can be considered a betrayal of sorts, but he did some REALLY great things for the Packers.
Wanting to extend his career shouldn't result in a decade-long streak of hatred. Packers fans have probably gotten over at this point, which means Favre should be staring down a warm welcome when he returns to Lambeau next season.
