Packers to retire Favre’s No. 4 during opener

April 25, 2008 - 7:31 am

Packers to retire Favre's No. 4 during opener
GREEN BAY (AP) - The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre's No. 4 during the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 8.

Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy says the legendary quarterback's number would be retired in a ceremony at Lambeau Field during the Monday night game. Favre announced his retirement earlier this year, ending a 17-year career.

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4/17/08

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  1. Wednesday at 7:04 pm on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: quackhead:I wonder what he thought when he landed in Oxford on Dickie Scruggs plane? The same day the FBI was going through Scruggs office. Who was at that time Ole Miss’s biggest sugar daddy. I bet he was thinking. What the…
  2. Wednesday at 2:18 pm on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Michael:or just get regurgitate by state fans, depending on how their season goes.
  3. Wednesday at 10:28 am on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Mitch:Give this one season and every excuse imaginable of why Ole Miss has another losing season will reappear.
  4. Wednesday at 5:54 am on LIKE IT IS : Arkansas’ fortunate son celebrated in Oxford: Michael:Wow, how depressed is Arkansas fan.
  5. Tuesday at 1:06 pm on No. 10 retired at USM, Reggie Collier: Bo:Can you believe he was the first college football player to run and throw for 1000 yards? Best college football player in the state of Mississippi the last 30 yrs?
  6. Tuesday at 1:03 pm on MSU:Red-zone blues still dogging MSU: Bo:If McCorvey is out for an extended period....How does that impact the Bulldog O? Bo
  7. Tuesday at 11:57 am on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: ccvz:I agree - Bama will not beat Clemson
  8. Tuesday at 9:22 am on MSU:Red-zone blues still dogging MSU: Mitch:"Guys like running backs Anthony Dixon and Christian Ducre and wideouts Jamayel Smith and Aubrey Bell barely played. Croom said the reason for that was he wanted to see how the younger players would perform.” That sure doesn’t help, for one.…
  9. Monday at 2:09 pm on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: Bo:Bama nation will be in rare form if that happens.
  10. Monday at 2:03 pm on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: Alan:I will go on record now as saying I think Bama will lose to Clemson in that game.
  11. Sunday at 2:24 pm on Former Foley receiver Julio Jones stars in Alabama's second scrimmage: Bo:Bama fans will start talking Nat’l Championship...but, did they ever stop? Bama has a big one in the Ga Dome v. Clemson on Aug 30th.
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  13. Sunday at 2:22 pm on Austin back home at Ole Miss: Bo:An outstanding hire by Nutt....Austin could be the head coach one day.
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  15. Monday at 6:15 pm on OLE MISS:Another injury strikes Rebels' D: jrl:i understand greg hardy, is also out for 6-8 weeks.
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