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Brett the Jet: The inside story of his NY trade, 10 years ago

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- One of the most surreal scenes in New York Jets history occurred in a small, spartan room in the bowels of Cleveland Browns Stadium. On Aug. 7, 2008, more than 100 reporters squeezed into the room before a preseason game to witness the unlikeliest of marriages.

Brett Favre -- football legend, Green Bay Packers icon -- held up a No. 4 Jets jersey as the room lit up like a storm front because of the flash photography. To his left was general manager Mike Tannenbaum, who smiled wearily throughout the news conference.