'Mentally tired' Favre tells Packers his playing career is over

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit Tuesday after a 17-season career in which he dazzled fans with his grit, heart and rocket of an arm. "I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired," Favre, a three-time NFL MVP, told ESPN's Chris Mortensen in a voice mail message. "If I felt like coming back -- and Deanna [his wife] and I talked about this -- the only way for me to ...

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