GREEN BAY – For Brett Favre, it was, is, and always will be about the fans.
The iconic quarterback went above and beyond the call of duty by starting 16 consecutive seasons of Packers games without missing one. On Saturday, he expressed the ultimate gratitude for the fans going above and beyond the call this time.
Selling out the Lambeau Field stadium bowl in a matter of hours to view Favre’s Packers Hall of Fame induction and number retirement ceremony is a welcome-back gesture he promised never to forget.
“I mean no disrespect, but I’m more honored by that than by the Hall of Fame induction itself,” Favre said as he addressed the media for roughly 30 minutes just a few hours before Saturday’s festivities were to begin.