Favre Retires Again; Says He Will Reconsider After Lunch

Choking back tears, Mr. Favre told a packed press conference in Minneapolis that he was hanging up his cleats once again, adding, "This decision is semifinal."
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre stunned the sports world by retiring again today, just hours after announcing that he was coming out of retirement.

Choking back tears, Mr. Favre told a packed press conference in Minneapolis that he was hanging up his cleats once again, adding, "This decision is semifinal."

Reporters pounced on Mr. Favre's response as an indication that he was leaving the door open to coming out of retirement once more.

"That's something I'm going to reconsider after lunch," he said.

Football insiders offered a variety of theories to explain Mr. Favre's mercurial behavior, with some suggesting that he merely wanted to be a trending topic on Twitter. More here.

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