Brett Favre: 'I Know It's Time'

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Brett Favre, who has retired and un-retired several times during his Hall of Fame career, insisted after the Vikings' season-ending loss to the Detroit Lions that he really is finished for good, though he never explicitly announced his retirement.

"It's been a wonderful ride for me," Favre said. "One game, one season does not define me. There will be people (who) say, 'It's a shame he went out that way.' (But) I am truly grateful for the opportunity ...

"I hope people admire the way I played, my passion for it. I hold no regrets ... It was special, a wonderful experience. I wouldn't change it for anything."

Favre is surely right that many fans will think it a shame that he went out the way he did: The 2010 season was Favre's worst season statistically, the Vikings were one of the league's most disappointing teams, and Favre was fined $50,000 for failing to cooperate with an NFL investigation into allegations that he sexually harassed a former Jets employee.

And yet, Favre indicated that his only real regret is that he suffered a shoulder injury and a concussion that caused him to miss most of the final month of the season.

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