Packers' Favre plans to play next season
January 6, 2003 Print it
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre will return to the Green Bay Packers next season.
The 33-year-old star quarterback had fueled speculation about his future Saturday night when he did not speak to reporters, only the third time in his career he failed to do so after a game.
"As I said during the season, I have every intention to come back," he said Monday.
"Right now I'm playing great," he added. "This team has a chance, and I'm having fun. So that's how I'm going to leave it."
The Packers lost to Atlanta 27-7 in a wild-card game at Lambeau Field. Favre fell to 35-1 in cold-weather games and the Packers lost for the first time in 14 home playoff games.
"As I've done over my career, in time it will heal and I'll come back and we'll go on and start a new year," he said.
Favre has started an NFL-record 190 consecutive games at quarterback, including 17 playoff games. He has thrown for 3,000 or more yards for 11 straight seasons, a league best.
He was named a Pro Bowl starter this season and finished a close second to Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon in the MVP vote. It would have been Favre's fourth such award.
