Brett Favre was the man with the golden arm – a three-time NFL MVP who revived the Green Bay Packers while setting the league record for consecutive starts and all-time yardage, raising the standard for toughness and productivity at quarterback. It’s his thumbs that let him down in the end. He could play through the thumb injuries – but allegedly not the urge to send lewd text messages to a staff member at the New York Jets, or the digital impulses that would tie him to allegations over a $94m welfare scandal in his home state of Mississippi.
The Fall of Favre: the making – and unmaking – of a flawed NFL gunslinger
