Well, there was this time at the Philling Station in Appleton,...oh wait. That's not what you mean.
I think one of my favorite moments was after the first touchdown of the Super Bowl, when he took off his helmet and raced, helmet raised, to the sideline. The unbridled joy he had for the game was so evident--we were just used to seeing it with his helmet on.
Another group of memories involve times when he opened himself up to the world when he didn't really have to: his "Bet against me" comment after his painkiller problem, the game he played after his father died. I guess mostly that he seemed to play with his heart on his sleeve. He never said, "You Packer fans are NUTS! Leave me alone!" He let us be a part of his life.
I have two. I don't recall exactly what year they happened, but they were both pre-Super Bowl.
Red zone: Robert Brooks runs a slant pattern. As he crosses the goal line he turns and raises his hands at the last possible second, just in time to catch the ball Favre had already thrown. After the game, when asked how he knew the ball would be there, he said "I heard it coming."
Favre could wing it pretty good, they say.
Second story. Early in his career, while Steve Mariucci was still the quarterbacks coach, the Mariuccis had (the still single) Brett over for dinner one night. In December, perhaps January, subzero temperatures, Brett shows up in shorts and flipflops. It snows several inches in the few hours he's there. Well of course Brett doesn't have a scraper so Mariucci offers to come help him clear his car off, but Brett says no, that's okay, and drives away with the window rolled down and his head sticking out so he could see.
Bonus story: during the Super Bowl against the Patriots, John Madden told how Brett could pick up a baseball with his toes. Remember that?
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