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Favre files retirement papers again

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Don't believe Brett Favre is finally done?

Well, NFL's all-time leader of almost every major passing mark has at least filled out the forms.

Favre has made another move toward leaving the game for good by filing retirement papers with the league, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed on Monday.

This is merely a procedural matter, to start the clock on a player's pension and Hall of Fame eligibility. It's worth noting, too, that Favre has done this before, only to change his mind. Retired players can request to be reinstated at any time.

But the news, first reported by Fox Sports on its website, was another sign Favre's thrill-filled 20-year career has come to an end, as he repeatedly insisted throughout a painfully disappointing 2010 season for the Minnesota Vikings.

The 41-year-old threw for only 11 touchdowns in 13 games and was intercepted 19 times, finishing with a career-low 69.9 passer rating, which ranked third-worst in the NFL among qualifying quarterbacks.

His body also took quite a beating, getting knocked out of three different games while dealing with injuries to his elbow, foot, chin, neck, back, ribs and calf - plus the sprained throwing shoulder that ended his all-time record streak of 297 straight regular-season games started. Then he suffered a concussion in what wound up being his last game, on Dec 20 against the Chicago Bears.

"I know it's time, and that's OK. It is," Favre said after the season finale. "Again, I hold no regrets, and I can't think of too many players offhand that can walk away and say that. Individually and from a team standpoint, it was way more than I ever dreamed of."

After years of waffling, Favre cried as he announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers in March 2008. With the Vikings interested but the Packers unwilling to let him join their rivals, he was traded to the New York Jets.

Following one season there, he declared he was done again in February 2009. The Vikings wooed him back to the field that summer, though, and they rode his renaissance performance - 33 touchdowns and a mere seven interceptions - to the NFC championship game. After needing another summer of persuasion to return in 2010, however, Favre wasn't the same and the Vikings slumped to 6-10 while going through all kinds of drama.

Questions:

1. Which NFL player filed retirement papers again with the league?

2. When was his last game?

3. When did he first retire?

Answers:

1. Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings.

2. Dec 20 against the Chicago Bears.

3. He announced his retirement from the Green Bay Packers in March 2008.

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