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Remember that kid who wore his Brett Favre jersey for four straight years? Well, either because Favre has retired or puberty is just around the corner, the kid has finally taken it off.
It's a sad day.
Twelve-year-old David Witthoft wore a red Nike shirt to school on April 24. It's significant because on each of the previous 1,581 days, Witthoft wore the Brett Favre jersey he received as a gift for Christmas 2003 when he was just 7.
"His last day wearing the jersey was April 23, which was his 12th birthday," Chuck Witthoft, David's father, said from their Ridgefield, Conn., home on Monday. "It was tough for him for awhile but now that he's 12, he is a little more concerned about his appearance. And the jersey barely came down to his beltline."
Plus, you know, now he has to make room in his closet for that Favre Bears jersey that he's gonna need in a month or so.
(Sorry, Pack fans ... we kid, we kid! Kind of.)
Favre Jersey Streak Ends For Connecticut Boy [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
Child About To Become Somewhat Less Smelly [Deadspin]
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He's now hinting that he might put it back on.
Women dig the guy who can wear the same shirt for 1581 straight days.
Rumor has it he's thinking of putting on a Bears jersey now.
Creepy, Wisconsinian and wearing a Brett Favre jersey is no way to go through life, son.
Did this situation play out the same way as when Michael Keaton's character burned "Wubby" in Mr. Mom?
Am I the only one who finds this absolutely adorable?
The weird kid that always dresses up as John Madden will still continue to blow him, though.
However, Peter King still refuses to take off his Brett Favre underoos.
What the hell is the Brett Favre jersey not doing here?
His parents have to be pissed. Paying for clothes now? They got off easy for 4 years.
Why would a kid raised in jersey be a Favre fan?
And in 15 years, he'll run a Bears fan down with his 1989 Dodge Colt station wagon.
NAMBLA approves of this picture.
Me > this kid
No two ways about it
That isn't even Authentic. Budget.
Does this mean I have to finally peel off my Bo Jackson jersey too?
Meanwhile, Aaron Rodgers donated an entire crate of his jerseys to the homeless.
Yo Dave,
Mail me your percocets!
-CTC
Consistency is the best policy, so wake me when he tears up his Vicodin prescription.
@Doyle McPoyle: Frank Caliendo, Jr.?
So what, I've been wearing the same condom for my fist 123 lays.
That's nothing...I've worn the same cod piece for at least 7 years.
Karl Malone wants to know if he has a twin sister.
@Weed Against Speed:
"Can you leave me alone? I need a moment ... to myself."
[lies back on bed, puts both hands behind his head]
@Triple B: first
/ fist sounds dirty
"Women dig the guy who can wear the same shirt for 1581 straight days."
I know a guy in Brussels who wore the same sweater every day for two weeks. From the smell of it (and him) he'd been working on 1581 days himself. I can't imagine what that Favre jersey must smell like.
I'm willing to chip in to get the kid a Kyle Orton jersey so long as he starts on a neckbeard to go with it...
Peter King thinks the kid is a joke for taking people's opinions on the brett favre jersey. On a related note, Steve Fuller doesn't want Brett on the bears so he doesn't have to change his framed jersey number.
When he went to throw it in the hamper he missed by 20 yards and it ended up in the garbage can.
Son you are now a man.
/wierdest bar mitsfah ever
I can't tell what kind of vibe I am getting from this kid. Its either "serial rapist" or "republican governor"
As he threw the jersey towards the wash for the last time it was intercepted by the family dog.
@Triple B: freudian....
@UkraineNotWeak: I believe someone has discovered boobies.
I just want to know where Will got the photo from?
One can only assume this move was in reaction to learning about girls and puberty. Piece of advice kid... just put a book in front of it.
I have taken off my Gus Frerotte jersey for the 11th time.
John Madden is interested in purchasing this jersey...to become his loincloth
I guess his Aaron Rodgers jersey only lasted a half?
@J-No:
Yes, I have. Oh, you're talking about the kid.
Isn't 12 a little late to discover girls?
@Phony Gwynn: Kenny! Don't paint your sister!
@FEAST: maybe, but i never wear a condom when fisting
Breaking news: David Witthoft picked during recess kickball game. For the first time EVER.
@Doyle McPoyle: +1 top comment
If Ed Gein were still alive, this is something he'd do.
He is still refusing to give up the pain pills
The kid regrets that his dad didn't die before he took off the jersey so he could receive accolades while "toughing it out" in a mean game of Kick the Can.
@McNutty: He's from Connecticut. But what a stupid, stupid kid and what stupid, stupid parents. They have my eternal loathing.
ESPN is already putting the finishing touches on a 6-part career retrospective of this kid's jersey
"It was tough for him for awhile but now that he's 12, he is a little more concerned about his appearance."
Are you sure this kid is from Wisconsin?
/FIB
And the jersey barely came down to his beltline
Too bad kid, Muff Stubble Girl might have been impressed.
@futuremrsrickankiel:
As a parent of a 12 year old, I find this terrible parenting and more scary than adorable for sure.
@BarbarobicsInstructor: Tom Rinaldi hates his job.
the kid has finally taken it off.
"That's what she said." -Clemens
Smelly kid... smelly kid, what are they feeding you?
Smelly kid... smelly kid, it's not your fault.
They didn't make you change your shirt for 4 years.
You obviously don't care if Favre goes to dah Bears.
Smelly kid... Smelly kid...
@Whitey Fisk: By "concerned about his appearance" they of course mean "The shirt was too tight and short, and they wouldnt let him in to the local Cracker Barrel"
Good for David, but I do feel bad for that kid in my second hour who keeps wearing his Joey Harrington Lions jersey and mumbling incoherently.
Oh and I see David has switched over to the Tiger Woods clothing line for his teen years.
Same shirt for only 4 years, huh? Lightweight.
-Bart Simpson
Finally. This kid's been hinting about taking off that jersey since 2005.
(On a side note, after 2,000 straight days of wearing it, my first merkin has grafted itself permanently to my groin.)
In other football news, Kicker Jeff Reed has gone 1581 straight hours without wearing a shirt.
@Steve Trachsel, ACE: They don't have to be mutually exclusive...
Will kneecaps KSK. The war has begun.
@futuremrsrickankiel: Yes. Yes you are.
And once again, HE'S NOT FROM WISCONSIN. I feel like I have to defend my state.