When the Player is Bigger Than the Team: Why Brett Favre's Legend is Already Tarnished

For an athlete who's not yet 40 in a sport where 29 is considered by many to be too old to play, Brett Favre will leave an interesting and unfortunately tainted legacy. That legacy, of course, kicks in when and if he finally decides to retire. Favre is seen by many football fans as one of the last of the gunslingers in the sport: shoot first, ask questions later. Shoot from the hip, hope that your running back/wide receiver can come up with a miraculous catch. Make every other man on the field know that you own it by your very presence - a presence that you've carefully cultivated over the decades as a good ol' boy who was blessed with incredible skill.