Football Jets' Favre is leaning toward retirement

[GotGibson?]

The NFL regular season has been over for less than a week but the speculation over New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre's future has already begun.

Favre said when he spoke to Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum on Monday, he told him "it may be time to look in a different direction" at the quarterback, Peter King of SI.com reported. King spoke to Favre on Friday about his plans.

Favre and the Jets finished the season by losing four of their last five. The skid cost coach Eric Mangini his job.

King said Tannenbaum asked Favre to take his time in thinking about the future.

"I'm going to do like Mike [Tannenbaum] says -- give it a few weeks and make a decision,'' Favre told King.

Favre told King that the Jets' doctors recommended he have arthroscopic surgery to repair his damaged right biceps if he plans to play next season. Favre declined.

 

[marinocollector]

He's like an old diseased dog.... he'll always keep fighting.... do whats best and put him out of his misery NY...

 

[TKCards]

Whether the Jets want to admit it or not, Brett Favre did a lot for this NY team. He's just a guy that loves to play the game. If he's going out, it should be on his terms.

 

[11eleven11]

Jets' Favre is leaning toward retirement

Whats new LOL

 

[oriolesfan]

i think he just didnt want to play for the jets

 

[DavidShep]

bet they wish they would have kept Pennington now... their goes their 4th round draft pick and the old qb... i hope favre does retire on a half way decent note... would have been better last year when he was still a packer but what ever...

 

[ConRyl]

I am kinda happy Brett isnt with the packers any more because we dont have to go through this every year.

 

[McFarlane122]

hes done, he had a horrible year and his team chokes in the last five weeks