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Despite claims Brett Favre has turned down the Minnesota Vikings and will remain retired, a new story has popped up claiming the deal is not dead. According to a story which originally seemed to emanate from ESPN sources, Favre had X-rays of his right shoulder (he has a partially torn biceps tendon) sent to the Vikings for evaluation. Supposedly he Vikings received the X-rays on Thursday for their doctors to evaluate. If Favre, who turns 40 in October, can return to play without major surgery, supposedly he is game but if not both sides will pretend it never happened.

Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, told ESPN he’s not aware of any X-rays being sent to the Vikings (of course maybe it was an MRI). In any case this new story may confirm Favre’s desire to compete again, particularly against his former team.

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Minnesota Vikings' new head coach Leslie Frazier is all smiles as Brett Favre returns to the bench after Toby Gerhart's five-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, November 28, 2010.

(Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) If the NFL's labor issues are resolved and there is a 2011 season, the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers should be the favorites to win the NFC's North Division.

They should be followed by the Chicago Bears, then the Detroit Lions. The Vikings should be last. Brad Childress was hired to coach the Vikings on Jan. 6, 2006. The Packers hired Mike McCarthy as coach on Jan. 13, 2006. Childress was fired on Nov. 22 last year. The odds of the Packers repeating as Super Bowl champs, according to ...

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Brett Favre American football quarterback

Brett Lorenzo October 10, 1969) is a retired American football quarterback. He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), Green Bay Packers (1992–2007), New York Jets (2008) and Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010). Favre is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 70,000 yards, the only quarterback to throw over 500 touchdowns, the only quarterback to throw over 300 interceptions, and the only quarterback to have over 10,000 pass attempts. He officially retired on January 17, 2011.

Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.

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Favre became the Packers' starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, and started every game through the 2007 season. He was traded to the New York Jets and started at quarterback for the 2008 season before signing with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback He made an NFL record 297 consecutive starts (321 including playoffs).

He is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times (1995–97). He has led teams to eight division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009), five NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2009), and two Super Bowl appearances (Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXII), winning one (Super Bowl XXXI).

He holds many NFL records, including most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, most career pass completions, most career pass attempts, most career interceptions thrown, most consecutive starts, most consecutive starts by a QB, most career victories as a starting quarterback, most sacked, and most fumbles