Brett Favre Traded to New York Jets, Saga is Finally Over: After much speculation, false claims, and hundreds of hours reporting Brett Favre’s every move, one of the biggest epics in sports history, has finally come to an end. So here’s the final verdict: the Green Bay Packers have traded QB Brett Favre to the New York Jets in return for a 4th round draft pick, that could end up as high as a 1st rounder, depending on how well the Jets perform in he upcoming 2008-2009 NFL season. How many games will the New York Jets win in the upcoming 2008-2009 NFL regular season?
Shortly after dealing the 3-time NFL MVP, and future Hall of Famer, the Green Bay Packers released the following statement: 
“Brett has had a long and storied career in Green Bay, and the Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude for everything he accomplished… It is with the same sadness that we make this announcement, but also with the desire for certainty that will allow us to move the team and the organization forward in the most positive way possible.”
At SBGglobal.com, the betting odds (Money Line) for the New York Jets to win OVER 7 games in the upcoming 2008-2009 NFL regular season is -150.
The recipients, the New York Jets, had this to say through GM Mike Tannenbaum: “We are going to take this one year at a time. We’re just excited to have Brett Favre on the team this year… It’s a bittersweet moment for us, I have all the respect in the world for Chad [Pennington] as a person, as a player. We’ve accomplished a lot of good things with Chad… He gave his heart and soul to this organization for a very, very long time. I really appreciate everything he’s done.”
QB Chad Pennington is likely to be released by the team in order to make salary cap space to accommodate Brett Favre’s contract. The betting odds (ML) for the New York Jets to win UNDER 7 games in the upcoming 2008-2009 NFL regular season is +120.
The New York Jets Chairman and CEO, Woody Johnson, released the following statement: “I am looking forward to seeing Brett Favre in a New York Jets uniform… He represents a significant addition to this franchise, and reflects our commitment to putting the best possible product on the field.” It’s worth noting that, Brett Favre #4 New York Jets jerseys are now on sale on the team’s website.
Last season, in his 17th campaign, Brett Favre finished just 1 completion shy of a Super Bowl appearance. Favre’s numbers in 2007, tell the story of a 38-year-old immortalized player, who’s presence (in a team) alone is inspiring and rejuvenating: 4,155 passing yards, 28 touchdown passes, 66.5 completion percentage (career-high), 7.8 yards per attempt (also career-high). Not to mention all the intangibles: leadership, experience, heart, dedication, determination, will power, incredible love for the game, but most of all, an inspiring desire to win.
