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Madden Q&A: Brett Favre's retirement

NBC Sports broadcaster John Madden spent countless hours with Brett Favre during the course of the quarterback's legendary career. The Hall of Fame coach shares his memories of the soon-to-be Hall of Fame player.

Q: What was the first impression you had of Brett Favre?
A: The first impression I had was through a friend, a guard named Rich Moran who was from my hometown and played for the Packers. Rich went to high school with my son and I knew him and his dad. I talked to Rich and he said, “This guy Favre, he acts like an offensive lineman.” I guess they were at a bar one night, all these offensive linemen and Brett and a little rumble started with a group of guys. And this guy comes diving over everybody to punch the guy and it was the quarterback, Brett Favre. So that was the first thing I heard about Brett Favre and that was the lasting impression of him is that he’ll jump over linemen to get a punch in. 

More: Read the full Q&A by Tom Curran

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