| He is one of the major sports heroes. His lifetime | | | | the spring of 2009. By May, rumors were abounding |
| passing yards top 65,000. He has 169 victories. He's | | | | that he'd be leading the Vikings, but nothing was |
| tossed 464 TD passes. And he's been one of the | | | | finalized. News sources reported that it was either a |
| healthiest players in any pro arena and especially in | | | | surety or still in the works or all over. Jersey |
| the NFL. He has quit and started anew. For | | | | wholesalers had either begun to stock up on jersey |
| fascination, the media love to follow him. So do the | | | | #4 in purple, or no one had given permission for that |
| fans; no other player has put more wholesale jerseys | | | | yet. Vikings supporters would either show up in |
| on supporters' shoulders than the well-known #4, | | | | wholesale jerseys with the former competitor Favre |
| Brett Favre. When he was the QB of Wisconsin's | | | | on their backs or retreat once again to their not very |
| Packers for 16 long years, Lambeau Field sometimes | | | | strong line-up of no-name quarterbacks. |
| appeared as if jersey wholesalers had run short on | | | | The fact that Green Bay and Favre were equivalent |
| every other jersey choice. | | | | to the Vikings' cheesehead enemies did not seem to |
| He's still making waves. When his career at Green | | | | dim the Minnesota fans' enthusiasm for greeting |
| Bay ended in 2007, Favre was off-loaded to the New | | | | Favre with a purple jersey. Some see the whole tale |
| York Jets. The deal was an sad departure, but Favre | | | | as a sad account of an extraordinarily towering |
| was greeted in New York with delirious acceptance. | | | | athlete who figure out how to end gracefully and so |
| On the day of the announcement that he would lead | | | | one of the truly stunning careers in sports history will |
| the Jets, more wholesale jerseys with Favre's #4 on | | | | end in failure. Others think Favre will still live up to his |
| them were snapped up than in the preceding several | | | | own legend. |
| months collectively. He started throwing well with the | | | | As of right now, it seems that an agreement |
| Jets, but a shoulder injury hobbled him and he said he | | | | between Brett and the purple is almost set, |
| was quitting again. An operation on his right shoulder | | | | depending only upon whether the repaired shoulder |
| would follow. | | | | gets healthy enough to allow him to use the arm |
| But all the while his eyes were looking westward. He | | | | freely. Favre has begun testing it and he reports that |
| had made no secret of his desire to suit up for the | | | | the shoulder is "okay" but says "okay" is not good |
| Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay's main nemesis. And | | | | enough for the NFL. Don't lose track of this story! |
| sporadic talks with the Vikings occurred throughout | | | | |