Phil Loadholt checks on teammate Brett Favre after he was hit by Remi Ayodele of the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Brett Favre walks of the field after taking a hard hit in the second half against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Brett Favre is helped up by teammates Phil Loadholt and John Sullivan after he took a hard hit in the second half against the New Orleans Saints. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Brett Favre is helped off the field by medical staff after getting injured on a play against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
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Brett Favre is slow to get up after taking a hard hit in the second half against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Jabari Greer and Scott Fujita scramble for a loose ball against Brett Farve during the NFC Championship Game. (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
Brett Favre sits on the turf after getting knocked down on a play against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Brett Favre sits on the bench towards the end of the game against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Brett Favre promised himself beforehand that he wouldn’t get emotional when announcing his retirement. But the future Hall of Fame quarterback had to pause a few times to collect himself during this March 6 news conference at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. (Cory Dellenbach / Associated Press)
Brett Favre celebrates a second-half touchdown in Green Bay’s 42-20 victory over Seattle last season. (Mike Roemer / Associated Press)
Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, himself just recently retired, pressures Brett Favre last season when the Packers won big, 35-13, at New York. (Bill Kostroun / Associated Press)
Brett Favre celebrates a fourth-quarter touchdown pass against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field in 1998. (Jim Slosiarek / Associated Press)
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It’s a Hall of Fame hug as defensive end Reggie White and Brett Favre embrace after defeating the Carolina Panthers, 30-13, in the NFC championship game to advance to Super Bowl XXXI. (Morry Gash / Associated Press)
Brett Favre consoles San Francisco quarterback Steve Young after the Packers defeated the 49ers, 23-10, in the NFC championship game to advance to Super Bowl XXXII. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Denver’s blitzing defense left Brett Favre reeling in Super Bowl XXXII, when the Broncos won the first of back-to-back NFL championships with a 31-24 victory over Green Bay. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Brett Favre leaves the field with his wife, Deanna, after the Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders, 41-7, the day after his father passed away in 2003. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press)
