Brett Favre’s Streak Is Not Worth Risking Him To Further Injury

December 6, 2010   ·   Patrick Scott Patterson   ·   Jump to comments

I hope that search engines list this article by date and time.  Given the number of injuries Brett Favre has collected in 2010, I somewhat fear it will be lost into a great void.
Week 13 saw the 41-year-old Minnesota Vikings quarterback extend his starting streak to an unreal 297 games.  During the first series of the game against the Buffalo Bills, Brett was hit hard from behind by linebacker Arthur Moats and left the game with a shoulder injury.
Favre did not return, as his backup Tarvaris Jackson and the amazing Adrian Peterson routed the Bills, 38-14.
Reports state that Favre sprained the sternoclavicular joint in his throwing shoulder.  
One would think the injury and the 38 points scored by the Vikings would ensure Favre's streak, and possibly storied career, is over.
"No quarterback controversy," said interim head coach Leslie Frazier after stating that Brett is still their starter and will play next Sunday if the MRI results on Favre...

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