GREEN BAY, Wis. – Pete Dougherty did all the requisite due diligence, just to be safe.
Tasked with presenting quarterback Brett Favre’s case for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, the longtime Green Bay Press-Gazette NFL writer and columnist booked his trip to California fairly certain he could walk into the meeting, stand up in front of his 45 fellow selectors, utter three words – “He’s. Brett. Favre.” – and sit back down.
“It probably won’t be much longer than that,” Dougherty joked before leaving for Santa Clara, California, and Friday’s Hall of Fame committee gathering.