Sports Whit

As a wide-eyed fourth grader on a Sunday afternoon, I was determined to find myself a football team. All my friends were fans. The Steelers. The Cowboys. The Broncos.
I flipped on the TV. And there he was, in all his green and gold glory. Brett Favre. Hooked from the second I laid eyes on him, it was love at first sight. 
OK, well it wasn’t quite that romantic. But I have loved the Packers since I was a kid, Brett Favre being the biggest contributing factor to my fandom.
To the chagrin of Packer nation, Broadway Brett put on his big city boots and got the hell out of blue collar Wisconsin this summer after a highly publicized back and forth with the Packers.

It was fate.
As a wide-eyed fourth grader on a Sunday afternoon, I was determined to find myself a football team. All my friends were fans. The Steelers. The Cowboys. The Broncos.
I flipped on the TV. And there he was, in all his green and gold glory. Brett Favre. Hooked from the second I laid eyes on him, it was love at first sight. 
OK, well it wasn’t quite that romantic. But I have loved the Packers since I was a kid, Brett Favre being the biggest contributing factor to my fandom.
To the chagrin of Packer nation, Broadway Brett put on his big city boots and got the hell out of blue collar Wisconsin this summer after a highly publicized back and forth with the Packers.
And for diehards, fans who bleed cheese, who brave the cold and who know every stat line of every player to set foot on the Frozen Tundra, the loss of the Golden Boy undoubtedly leaves a bitter taste in their mouths.
But lets not forget what Favre gave the Packer nation over his 16 seasons in Wisconsin. 275 straight starts. A Super Bowl championship. Two Super Bowl appearances. Three league MVP titles. Nine Pro-Bowl appearances.  Most career touchdowns, passing yards, completions, and games with three or more touchdowns.
Favre is an eternal child. No matter how many wrinkles stem from his devious smile, no matter how many gray hairs sparkle his formerly red-haired head, no matter how many aches and pains he has in his aged body, Brett Favre will always be a boy at heart.
If wanting to get out of Green Bay was all about making money, then he got screwed.
His contract with the Jets is identical to what the Packers were going to offer – $12 million this year, $13 million next season and