Vikings

29. July 2009 | 01:59

Brett Favre turns down Vikings; QB plans to remain retired

Vikings coach Brad Childress says Brett Favre will not come out retirement to play for Minnesota. Childress confirmed to The Associated Press in a text message on Tuesday that the three-time league MVP quarterback for the Green Bay Packers would not join his team. Childress said Favre did not want to put himself through the grind of another NFL season. (News Source: USA Today - 22:44:00)

Vikings’ Childress: Favre won’t come out of retirement

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 21:40:24)

Vikings’ Childress says Favre not coming back

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Vikings coach Brad Childress says Brett Favre won’t come out of retirement to play for Minnesota. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 21:47:02)

Vikings Coach Says QB Brett Favre Not Coming Back

Vikings coach Brad Childress says quarterback Brett Favre not coming out of retirement (News Source: ABC News - 21:54:02)

Brett Favre tells Minnesota Vikings he’ll remain retired

After nearly three months of what he described as intense and often emotional soul-searching, Brett Favre decided to remain retired from the NFL rather than become the Minnesota Vikings’ starting quarterback. (News Source: ESPN - 21:42:26)

Paper: Vikings coach says Favre not coming back

Minnesota coach Brad Childress says Brett Favre won’t play for the Vikings. (News Source: CBS Sports - 21:38:32)

Brett Favre tells Vikings he will remain retired

It looks as though the Brett Favre saga is finally over…at least until next week. The Star Tribune is reporting that Favre has told the team he will remain retired. Vikings coach Brad Childress told the Star Tribune late this afternoon that the quarterback informed the team he will stay retired. Childress told the Star-Tribune the daily grind both mentally and physically as part of the … (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 23:32:25)

Vikings coach says QB Brett Favre not coming back

MINNEAPOLIS-Brett Favre has handed the Minnesota Vikings one more loss. The 39-year-old Favre called Vikings coach Brad Childress on Tuesday to tell the coach he won’t be coming out of retirement to play for Minnesota. (News Source: Denver Post - 21:45:55)

QB Brett Favre to stay retired, Vikings coach says

Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress says Favre did not want to put himself through the grind of another football season. (News Source: Houston Chronicle - 21:45:19)

Brett Favre says no to Minnesota Vikings

Brett Favre will not be joining the Minnesota Vikings, after all. After mulling the move for more than two months, Favre informed the Vikings that he would not come out of retirement and sign with the team, ending one of the strangest stories of the offseason. (News Source: Pioneer Press - 21:42:48)

Tags related to this post: