When was brett favre drafted

Favre passed for a career high of 4, yards, 38 touchdowns, and recorded a quarterback rating of Favre helped the Packers advance farther in the playoffs than any other Packer team since , the season the Packers won Super Bowl II. While being treated for various injuries, Brett Favre developed an addiction to Vicodin, which became publicly known when he suffered a seizure during a hospital visit.

Amid an NFL investigation, he went public to avoid any rumors about his condition. In May , he went into treatment and remained in rehabilitation for 46 days. Favre led the Packers to their best season in 30 years in the season, winning his second consecutive MVP award in the process. The Packers led the NFL in points scored as well as fewest points scored against. On the second play of the game, Favre threw a yard touchdown pass to receiver Andre Rison.

Favre also completed an yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman in the second quarter then a Super Bowl record. In their 19 games of the season, the Packers had a turnover ratio of plus 24, and outscored their opponents —48 in the playoffs. Favre and the Packers continued their dominance of the NFC during the next season. Also, Green Bay advanced through the playoffs to the Super Bowl for the second year in a row.

Favre completed 25 of 42 passes for yards and 3 touchdowns, with 1 interception in the losing effort. The Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers in a wild card playoff game in Favre had rallied the team with a touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman with remaining in the game to put the Packers up 27— However, Steve Young responded with a touchdown of his own to Terrell Owens with three seconds remaining to end the Packers season.

Favre and the Packers failed for the first time since to at least reach the NFC championship game. In the regular season finale of , Favre was the target of minor controversy when, in a game against the New York Giants at Giants Stadium, he was sacked by the Giants defensive end Michael Strahan.

It was Strahan's lone sack of the game and gave him the NFL's single—season sack record of The controversy has followed Strahan continuously since he set the record. Jim Fassel, Strahan's coach in , said that when a respected athlete like Strahan gets close to an all-time record, sometimes opponents want him to break it. Favre and the Packers continued posting positive results through the next few seasons.

Through the season, the Packers had the longest streak of non-losing seasons 13 in the NFL, despite an 8—8 record under coach Ray Rhodes, a 9—7 season under coach Mike Sherman, and no playoff berths in either or The streak ended in , with the Packers finishing 4—12 overall. One day after his father died of a heart attack or stroke, Favre decided to play in a December 22, , Monday Night Football game against the Oakland Raiders.

The Packers traveled to Oakland where Favre passed for four touchdowns in the first half and total yards in a 41—7 victory over the Raiders on international television even receiving applause from "Raider Nation". He completed Afterwards, Favre said, "I knew that my dad would have wanted me to play. I love him so much and I love this game.

It's meant a great deal to me, to my dad, to my family, and I didn't expect this kind of performance. But I know he was watching tonight. A notable game in the season in which Favre and the Packers finished 10—6 was against the New York Giants.

During the game, Favre suffered a concussion. He did not receive medical clearance to re-enter the game. Despite the concussion, Favre threw a yard touchdown to Javon Walker on a fourth down play. Afterwards it was reported that Favre did not remember throwing the touchdown pass.

Favre also had two significant touchdown streaks of note during the season. He had completed at least one touchdown pass in 36 consecutive games over the — seasons which at the time was the second longest streak in NFL history. Also, during the post-season, he broke Dan Marino's record for consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass in the post season.

Favre went on to throw a touchdown pass in twenty consecutive playoff games which is still an NFL record. After the death of his father, a series of events related to Favre's family were reported in the media.

In October , ten months after the death of Favre's father, his brother-in-law, Casey Tynes, was killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Favre's Mississippi property. Soon after in , Favre's wife, Deanna Favre, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following aggressive treatment through , she recovered. She created The Deanna Favre Hope Foundation which supports breast cancer education and women's breast imaging and diagnosis services for all women, including those who are medically underserved.

In late August , Favre's family suffered another setback: Hurricane Katrina blew through Mississippi, destroying his family's home there; however, none of his family members were injured. Brett and Deanna's property in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was also extensively damaged by the storm. Favre elected to continue to play in the season. For the season, despite throwing for over 3, yards for a record 14th consecutive time, Favre had a below average season with only 20 touchdown passes and a league-leading 29 interceptions.

His passer rating was After the disappointing season, many speculated that Favre would retire. However, on April 26, , Favre announced that he would remain with the team for the season. Despite earlier comments that the season would be his last, Favre announced in a press conference on May 6, , that he had not ruled out the possibility of returning beyond the season. In the season, Favre suffered his first career shutout against the Chicago Bears.

Later in the season, the New England Patriots shut out the Packers in a game where he was injured before halftime and could not complete the game. On September 24, , he became just the second quarterback in NFL history to record touchdown passes Dan Marino being the first. He connected with rookie wide receiver Greg Jennings on a 5-yard pass that Jennings turned into a yard touchdown play during a win against the Detroit Lions. He also became the first player ever to complete 5, passes in his career.

On December 31, , the Packers played their last game of the season, winning 26—7 against the Chicago Bears. It was his 22nd career win versus the Bears, moving him to an all-time record of 22—8. I just don't see the young guy getting a new, blockbuster deal without ever really proving himself.

That's really why I said Aaron would probably play elsewhere. Rodgers' current deal with the Packers ends after the season, so he has four more years on the contract. Love will sign a four-year deal that will last until with a fifth-year option since he was a first-round pick. And that move is going to have to be made in the near future. I wouldn't say in the next two years — if Aaron were to get hurt God forbid, then it would happen sooner rather than later — but if it plays out like you expect, Aaron plays the way he always plays and it gets to contract time, I don't know what they're going to do," Favre said.

So I don't see them drafting him in the first round — trading up and drafting him in the first round — to let him sit for eight more years. By Jeff Kerr. In fact, two of his passes were picked off, giving him more career interceptions with the Falcons than completions. His passer rating with the team was an abysmal 0. Favre had an admitted penchant for drinking at the time as well as a bit of a weight issue. Nevertheless, the Packers rolled the dice on the third-stringer.

It went down in history was one of the most lopsided deals in NFL history. Favre led the Packers to one Super Bowl and nearly a decade and a half of greatness.

The Falcons made it to one Super Bowl, but they never had a quarterback as good as Favre afterward. Journeyman veteran Chris Chandler led them to a Super Bowl appearance in