It finally happened- Brett Favre, #4, three-time league MVP and Super Bowl Champion, has retired from football. I actually teared up when I heard the news. It’ll never be the same, this game of football, without the knowledge that somewhere, on some field, in some contest, the great Brett Favre will be doing his thing.

I heard on the radio about a study someone did relating to testosterone. They observed fans during sports events and noticed that, when something big happened in the contest, levels of testosterone in the spectators almost equalled levels observed in the athletes. This rings true to me from my own experiences on both sides of the sports equation. There is a profound empathic connection between player and spectator. Watching Brett Favre play over the years, I’ve felt chills run up and down my body, felt my spirits soar with a kind of general vindication, felt so crunched and low that it really took me a few hours to feel normal again. That may be an indication of stunted emotional growth, it’s certainly irrational, but there you have it.

I should say that it’s not only about Brett where the “green and gold” are concerned. There’s Reggie White #92, Dorsey Levens #25, Antonio Freeman #86, Robert Brooks #87, Frank Winters #52, Bubba Franks #88, Rob Davis #60, Na’il Diggs #59, Chad Clifton #76, Mark Taucher #65, Bernardo Harris #55, Cletidus Hunt #97, Donald Driver #80, Darren Sharper #42, William Henderson #33, Kabeer G’Baja Biamila #94, Aaron Kampman #97, Nick Barnett #56, Ryan Longwell #8, the hot Al Harris (that’s what Lawren thinks)# 31. The list goes on.

There will never be another like Brett Favre. I’m just grateful to have been able to see the man play so many times. What lies ahead for The Pack? We’ve got a young, talented roster and this kid Aaron Rodgers looks pretty hot to me so we’ll just see.