Brett Favre was badly beat up during the Minnesota Vikings' overtime loss at New Orleans last January, a well-documented part of that epic NFC Championship Game.
The grandfather of NFL quarterbacks, however, doesn't sound worried about his health as it relates to returning for a 20th season.
Kirwan: No doubt on Favre's future
Brett Favre hasn't said whether or not he will return to the Vikings this coming season, but Pat Kirwan is confident the QB will play. Kirwan even has a
miles austin jersey return date in mind. More ... "Playing another year probably isn't going to make a difference. The damage has already been done," Favre told Men's Journal magazine for the issue that will go on sale Friday.
Favre and Vikings teammate Greg Lewis shared the best-play trophy at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on
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"I still have a little bit of time and still believe it or not [I'm] not completely healthy," Favre said. "I guess at 40 I may never be. I'm not getting any
Terrelle Pryor jersey younger, but I am working hard trying to feel as best I can. Last year, I felt great. My arm was totally different than it was the year before and that made my decision a little bit easier. But we'll see.
"It starts with the ankle. This coming Friday will be eight weeks [since the surgery] and I had hoped it would be a
Tim Tebow jersey little bit better. I can walk fine, but you don't walk in football. Then it kind of works from there up. If you wake up in the morning and your feet hurt, it kind of makes the rest of your body hurt, and if you've been sacked 700 times, that usually adds to it. It's a
DeMarcus Ware jersey great football team -- I know that now, I knew it last year -- who would love to have me come play. I would love to play and be the best I could possibly be, and that's really what I'm working toward right now."
