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Packers to Retire #4
The Packers announced that they will retire Brett Favre’s #4 Week 1 vs. Minnesota on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
The decision was announced Thursday by Mark Murphy.
“The season-opening game is always an exciting event, and now we’re very pleased to add the retirement of Brett’s No. 4 to that evening. It will make for an electric atmosphere at Lambeau Field, as well as a great opportunity for our fans around the country to share in it while watching the game on the national broadcast.
“Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and I looked at the entire schedule and felt the first game would be an ideal time to have the event. I spoke with Brett, as did Ted and Mike, about which game to choose. Ultimately, through our communications, we decided the first game would work great.”
No. 4 will be the sixth number retired by the Packers. No. 4 will join Don Huston’s No. 14, Tony Candeo’s No. 3, the No. 15 of Bart Starr, the No. 66 of Ray Nitschke, and the No. 92 of the late Reggie White.
According to Murphy, there is still more planning involved with the ceremony.
I have this feeling that the tickets for that game are going to be even more pricy than usual.
April 20th, 2008 at 4:23 pm