Brett Favre retired from the NFL after the 2010 season.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 and later played for the Green Bay Packers, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings.
He finished his 20-year career with 508 touchdown passes and over 71,000 passing yards. Favre won one Super Bowl and three league MVP trophies during his illustrious career.
Since retiring, Favre has been open about the number of concussions he suffered during his 20 years in the NFL. The retired quarterback recently told OutKick'sThe Ricky Cobb Show.“
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2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre waves to the crowd after receiving his Gold Jacket during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Gold Jacket Dinner at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio on August 4, 2016. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
“There's no point in regretting anything because you can't change what happened. All I can say is it was a great career. Did I know then what I know now about concussions? No I didn't. No one knew back then that concussions were that bad,” Favre said.
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Favre added that it was rare for a player to leave a game with a concussion during his playing days.
“You never take a player out of a game with a concussion unless it's a severe concussion where you lose consciousness for a period of time. That's probably the only time you're ever taken out of a game.”
Brett Favre has voiced his support for former President Donald Trump in the past. (Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY Network)
Favre later acknowledged that he suffered a head injury on his final play as an NFL player.
“My last play was actually a major concussion, but I had a bunch of other injuries — dislocated shoulder, sprained ankle, broken thumb on my throwing hand, the list goes on. But what kept me going was … I just loved playing. I wanted to be one of those guys that teams didn't have to worry about their position for a long time, and I'm proud that I didn't have to worry about that for 16 years in Green Bay.”
During an appearance on the radio show “The Bubba Army” in 2022, Favre said that concussion monitoring wasn't as strict during the height of his career.
“Concussions can happen all the time. If you get tackled and your head hits the turf and you see flashes of light and you have ringing in your ears, you can still play. That's a concussion,” he explained.
“So, based on that, [I’ve suffered] “Thousands of people thought so. They must have, because every time my head hit the turf, my ears were ringing, and stars were flying, and flashes were flashing. But I still played.”
One of Favre's most famous concussions appears to have occurred while he was playing for the Packers in 2004. In a game against the New York Giants, he threw a touchdown pass to Javon Walker, but it was later reported that Favre had no memory of throwing the pass, which may have been a symptom of a concussion.
Green Bay Packers #4 quarterback Brett Favre attempts a pass against the New York Giants at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on October 3, 2004. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Favre also spoke about how eager he was to be on the field as often as possible during his time as an NFL player.
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“Nobody wanted to play more than me. I loved playing and I think everybody, whether you're a fan or not, can agree: 'That guy looks like he's having fun,'” he said on “The Ricky Cobb Show.”
“It was never planned, it was never premeditated. I just went out there and played. Whatever happened, happened. I loved to play, and I think that in itself, more than anything, is what has driven me over the years. I wanted to play, and I wanted to play at a high level.”
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