So what was the real story with Brett Favre and the Falcons?
The NFL great, perhaps one of the five best quarterbacks of all time, was drafted by the Falcons out of Southern Miss in the second round of the 1991 draft (33rd overall). At the time, the Falcons had the injury-prone Chris Miller as their starting quarterback, and Favre signed a three-year, $1.4 million contract.
Jerry Glanville was in his first year as the Falcons’ head coach and didn’t agree with the drafting of Favre.