Brett Favre had been back in Green Bay for a few hours before the moment started to sink in.
The reality of what was to come dawned upon the three-time MVP quarterback as he walked into Lambeau Field for the first time in five years. The same foundation that witnessed the resurrection of the Green Bay Packers’ franchise and birth of his Hall of Fame career.
Saturday’s events were rooted in honoring Favre for his football accomplishments, giving him his rightful place in the Packers Hall of Fame and retiring his No. 4 jersey, but something else occurred in the hours after he stepped off his plane from Los Angeles.