Driver says Favre will likely retire

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this was on the Milwaukee newspaper website....I predict Drew Brees starting QB for G.B. next season.....



Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver said in a radio interview this morning that he believes Packers quarterback Brett Favre will decide to retire and not play another season in the National Football League.

Driver made his comments on Sirius NFL Radio on "The Opening Drive" show with Dan Reeves and Chris Moore. Sirius is a satellite pay radio service.

Driver, who is in Jacksonville for a Super Bowl promotion, was asked if Favre will return to play next season.

"I don't think so," Driver said. "Everyone has been asking me that question. He's a real close friend of mine and we've been talking back and forth, and I think he's pretty much going to hang 'em up. I always told him, if you're coming back just because of that playoff game, don't show up. But it you're going to come back to try and win another Super Bowl, we'd love to have you."

The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Packers, 31-17, on Jan. 9 to send the Packers out of the playoffs this season.

Driver said he thinks Favre has made up his mind and said the Packers' request to know his intentions before the draft, April 23-24, forced Favre to decide on retirement.

"I think so," Driver said when asked whether Favre had made up his mind. "I think he was trying to wait until the draft, and I think coach Sherman wanted to know right before free agency because there are a couple of quarterback free agents that they want to look at if Brett decided not to come back. I think they forced him to make a decision. When you force one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL to make a decision, he's pretty much going to let you know that he maybe is just hanging 'em up."

Favre, 35, has played for 14 seasons in the NFL, 13 for the Packers.
 

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He will not retire this year.

Unless I hear it from his mouth, I will never believe it.

He will at least play next year, and maybe 2 more years after that.


All NFL fans should hope he plays more.
He is the funnest QB to watch.
 

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As a Packers fan and as a Favre fan its sad to hear this. I hope he comes back for atleast one more year so i can go to the Bears game supped up with my Favre jersey and get spit on and hated on by the Bear fans. I live in Chicago thats why i would see the games at Soldier Field.
 

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a legend like brett favre wouldnt let donald driver announce his retirement would he?? perhaps drivers bigger motive was outting sherman right now so packer fans are alerted to this power play to move brett in favor of a drafted QB or...im seeing 1 internet report that GB has serious interest in bringing back matt hasselbeck.brett favre deserves so much better than that.
 

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I'm with Roxygurl, sort of......if Driver is truly one of Favre's best friends, he wouldn't start leaking $hit like this before Favre has officially made a decision. Maybe Driver was just caught in a weak moment that he didn't think would end up in the papers, but I hope my friends never sell me out like that.
 

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