Deadspin: Brett Favre

Watching The Super Bowl, Brett Favre Got A Little Antsy About His Retirement

Sports Radio Interviews — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:25:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Sounds like the gunslinger's competitive juices are flowing again. More »

Brett Favre Is Now Texting Drew Brees

Sports Radio Interviews — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:10:33 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Favre watched the Saints game from a very special private box. More »

Deadspin Hall Of Fame Inductee: Brett Favre

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:40:00 EST

Presenting your first 2011 inductee to the Deadspin Hall of Fame... More »

2011 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: A.J. Daulerio

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:45:39 EST

He ruined Deadspin. He's no Will Leitch. He's the worst man in sports. He sat on top of a toilet for GQ. He dropped acid. And now he's taking his act across the room to ruin Gawker. Dick. More »

2011 Deadspin Hall Of Fame Nominee: Brett Favre

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:25:22 EST

The Dongslinger finally called it quits in the past year, but not without great fanfare. We did our most recent HOF inductions in September 2010, just before the world saw his penis. It was an episode that touched off something of a national conversation about dong shots, and it earned Favre a $50,000 fine after an NFL "investigation." More »

ESPN Manufactures Favre Story Out Of Favre Dismissing ESPN's Manufactured Favre Story

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:10:00 EST

Earlier this week, Michael Wright of ESPN Chicago reported that Brett Favre "would listen" to the Chicago Bears if they came calling and attempted to lure him out of retirement this season, even though it was considered "highly doubtful" that the team was even interested in the possibility. Over the past few days, we've also heard from Bus Cook, Favre's agent, who says that he "doesn't know" if the gunslinger would listen to the Texans, the Chiefs, or the Ice Capades. More »

Would Brett Favre Take A Phone Call From The Ice Capades? "I Don't Want To Go Into Hypotheticals," Agent Says

Josh Brill — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:54:24 EST

We put in another call to Brett Favre's agent, Bus Cook, this morning. Upon hearing that I was calling from Deadspin, he let out a long sigh, but was gracious enough to stay on the phone. In an effort to expand on ESPN's report from Monday—in which ESPN established via anonymous source that Brett Favre would "listen" to the Bears if they called him—I asked ol' Bus if Brett would also take a phone call from the Ice Capades. More »

Brett Favre's Agent Calls Back, Says Favre Has Not Talked To The Chiefs

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:55:20 EST

Bus Cook let it ring twice and hung up before I had a chance to answer. I called him right back. "It was an accident," he said. "I didn't mean to call you." Not a big deal, I thought. What about the Chiefs? I asked. Would Favre be willing to talk to the Chiefs? I think he thought I meant to ask if Favre and the Chiefs had already spoken. "No," Cook said. "I haven't talked to anybody." OK, then. More »

Brett Favre's Agent Is Not Answering The Phone At The Moment

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:40:00 EST

ESPN told us Favre might talk to the Bears, and I've already asked about the Texans. This time, I wanted to know what Favre would do if the Chiefs called; would he listen to them, too? I left Bus Cook a voicemail. You heard it here first. More »

Would Brett Favre Answer The Phone If The Texans Called, Too? Brett Favre's Agent Does Not Know

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:10:00 EST

In light of ESPN's exclusive that the Dongslinger "would listen" if the Bears reached out to him—even though they likely won't, according to the same report—I just called Favre's agent, Bus Cook. I asked about the Texans, because why the fuck not? "I don't know what he would do," Cook said. "I don't know where any of this is coming from. It's all speculation. He's retired." More »

Brett Favre Would Answer The Phone If The Bears Called, According To Lamest Scoop Ever

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:55:00 EST

Brace yourselves. ESPN is all over this one: More »

A List Of Places Where Brett Favre Is Also Not Going, Yet

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:20:00 EDT

There is a special moment in the news cycle during which outlets report on things that are not happening, but that maybe could happen, but that also could not not happen because it would be so interesting if they did happen. Do you follow? More »

Brett Favre Says That "No One Including Brett Favre" Could Have Seen His Career Ending The Way It Did

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:05:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Brett Favre reflects on Brett Favre's career. More »

Like The Real Thing, Fake Brett Favre Just Won't Go Away

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:25:00 EDT

First, he showed up at a Packers practice dressed in a Favre jersey and apparently signed a few autographs, which, for a day or two, made for a rather amusing story. Then, somebody interviewed him, and he was just so surprised at all the attention he received for showing up at a Packers practice dressed in a Favre jersey and apparently signing autographs—because, you know, how could the Internet be stupid enough to actually make a thing of it all? All well and good. And that, really, should have been the end of Kirk Ermatinger's public life as the dongslinger's doppelgänger. More »

Adrian Peterson Is Enjoying A Favre-Less Camp

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:00:26 EDT

Favre Look-Alike Wasn't Trying To Fool Anyone By Wearing Favre Jersey Around Green Bay

Dom Cosentino — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:05:00 EDT

Remember that guy who went to a Packers practice last week and impersonated a certain No. 4 known for gunslinging photos of his dong via text? His name is Kirk Ermatinger, he's from Ripon, Wis., and a Green Bay television station has caught up with him. Yes, Ermatinger acknowledged, he looks just like Favre and gets mistaken for him all the time. Yes, Ermatinger wore a No. 4 to practice that day because ... well, it just happens to be the only Packers jersey he has, you see. More »

Gird Your Loins, Green Bay: Some Dude Is Running Around Town Pretending To Be Brett Favre

Jack Dickey — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:15:00 EDT

We hear completely retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is pretty revered up in Wisconsin. Especially in the town of Green Bay. Midwesterners are forgiving folks, and they put up with the whole dong-texting and playing-for-the-Vikings thing. So, as you might expect, some dude (pictured above) pretending to be Favre is similarly popular. More »

Mike Vick Tweets That He'd Be Honored To Have Favre Back Him Up, Then Tweet Disappears

Jack Dickey — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:45:00 EDT

You'll recall this, Howard Eskin's report that the Eagles might have some interest in bringing the gunslinging kid aboard as a backup in 2011. This scared a lot of us. More »

Here's Video Of Brett Favre Throwing A Little White Ball Hard In A Town Called Pearl

Brian Hickey — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

There's a place where Brett Favre is still adored and revered and considered a legend worthy of a standing ovation. So, of course he went there. Even threw out the first pitch of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles/Tulane game in the Conference USA Tournament "at the T.P." More »

By The Looks Of Things, The Texas Rangers Mascot Is Hung Like The Palomino Horse It Purports To Be

Brian Hickey — Sat, 07 May 2011 09:45:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for May 7, the first Saturday after the gays seized control of Atlantic City. More »

Sterger Tears Her Way Through Second Part Of GMA Interview

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:50:00 EDT

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Jenn Sterger's Good Morning America two-day extravaganza has come to a close, with this abbreviated three-minute clip from today's show. There are tears here, at the memory of her mother's coworker asking "what it was like to have Brett Favre's grandbabies," and there's some strained commentary about the NFL investigation. More »

Yet Another Reason To Hate The Midwest: This Guy's Cubs Favre Jersey

Jack Dickey — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:15:00 EDT

Tipster Mike eyed this tortured soul at the Wrigley Field urinal troughs during the Cubs-Pirates game today. More »

Jenn Sterger And Phil Reese And Their Game Of Inches

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:00:54 EDT

Jenn Sterger, who's been silent since the whole Favre thing captivated and appalled the nation, recently filed a suit against her "manager," Phil Reese, claiming he plans to use some of the additional raunchy photos, texts, and voicemails to move forward with a book about the "Favre Story" that Sterger no longer wants published. Here we go. More »

Jenn Sterger Sues Her Manager To Recover Favre Texts

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:15:12 EDT

Sterger filed suit yesterday in Hillsborough County circuit court, in an attempt to prevent Phil Reese from writing a book about the Brett Favre saga, and to recover the mysterious "Sterger Materials." More »

They Even Belittle Brett Favre's Manhood At Mardi Gras

Brian Hickey — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST

WWL Eyewitness Sports reported from New Orleans last night that "Krewe D'etat just had a float making fun of Brett Favre's, um, pants scandal. Title of float: 'Pocket Pool.' Well played Krewe D'etat." He makes his 15-second appearance with 2:44 remaining in this raw video. More »

In Which We Learn Jay Mariotti Is Still A Jackass

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:05:00 EST

Jay Mariotti spoke with Jason Whitlock for another 42 minutes today. I learned some things about Mariotti that I didn't know before. He started out as a regular sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times in Cincinnati when he was just 25 years old, and in retrospect he can't believe that he had such a platform at that age, because "what does anyone know" at that age. I could relate to that. I learned that as a boy in Pittsburgh, he would walk to the corner store and buy the papers and read every sports section, and that he thinks that practice made him a better writer. I could relate to that, too. I learned that he considers Skip Bayless to be "dead-on" and to be the one guy who he'd "better read the paper" for in the morning, "'cause he's pretty good." I couldn't really relate to that. More »

From Bleacher Report To ProFootballTalk: A Brett Favre Non-Rumor Goes National

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:45:27 EST

We've gotten the emails too: "Bret Favre to join Dancing With The Stars?" We ignored them until PFT posted the rumors early this morning. As fascinating as that would be, the tale of how the rumor made it this far is an even better story. More »

Apparently There's A Funny Brett Favre Video That You Want Us To Post

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:30:00 EST

Our tipsters are the best. They find us the most obscure nuggets from the dusty corners of the Internet. But then, sometimes, they all decide to send us the same damn thing. More »

Masseuse Claims She Received Lewd Texts From Vikings Players, Including Brett Favre (NSFW)

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:55:03 EST

Brett Favre's come-ons to massage therapists weren't limited to the two women with the New York Jets. Stephanie Dusenberry, an independent masseuse in Eden Prairie, Minn., who has worked with a number of Vikings players, claims that Favre sent her innuendo-laden text messages last September. She contacted the police for advice on how to handle the situation. More »

Favre's Retirement Is Real This Time, Because He's Already Selling Memorabilia

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:05:00 EST

Brett Favre filed his retirement papers (yeah, not the first time, we know). Maybe this one sticks, since he's already hawking collectible "Thanks For The Memories" crap. More »

Seminoles Cheerleaders Narrowly Avoid Onslaught Of Actual Seminoles Fans

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:45:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Newest Favre Allegations Get The Taiwanese Animation Treatment

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:00 EST

Some great visuals in this one, including a literal slab of meat, the "Most Vilified Pervert" Award, and, yes, gunslinger orgasm. More »

Here's The Favre Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:01:48 EST

The massage therapists' lawsuit — against Brett Favre; the Jets; and the team's massage coordinator, Lisa Ripi — is below. If you'd like analysis, please consult the many Americans conversant in both the suit's particulars and the relevant case law. More »

Brett Favre Sued For Sexual Harassment

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:50:00 EST

Two team massage therapists—yeah, these two—have sued Favre and the Jets for sexual harassment. The women claim he propositioned them via text message (for a threesome), and weren't re-hired by the Jets after they complained. And here we go. More »

On Brett Favre's $50k Fine, Jenn Sterger's Reputation, And Roger Goodell's Willful Ignorance

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:05:00 EST

This is not surprising. Goodell made his ruling and now everyone will return to terrible normalcy. Here's a rundown of the NFL's statement with additional commentary to help you understand what the hell just happened. More »

Favre To Be Fined For Texts

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:20:00 EST

Reports have Roger Goodell fining, but not suspending Brett Favre for his actions in the Jenn Sterger scandal. More »

Your "Brett Favre Is Inactive Because He's Still Lying Dead On A Frozen Field" TNF Open Thread

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:45:00 EST

Pity the world won't get to see the Dog Killer vs. Dong Slinger battle of repugnance tonight but this is what happens when old men hit their heads. More »

Brett Favre's Brain Is Still Cloudy, May Not Play, Barring 458th Miraculous Recovery

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:45:00 EST

So Joe Webb is your starting quarterback for Tuesday night's Thundersnow Bowl. For now. (Photo: Commenter Clueheywood's nephew) [PFT] More »

Fran Tarkenton Pretty Much Poops All Over Brett Favre

Sports Radio Interviews — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:20:00 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tarkenton blames one man for Minnesota's problems. More »

Last Night's Winner: The Brett Favre Miracle

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:45:56 EST

The following comprises actual phrases from actual stories written about a quarterback who last night performed the miracle of transfiguring his old ass off the injured list. These are taken verbatim. More »