Packers Trade Favre to Jets for Draft Pick

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM CDT
Packers Trade Favre to Jets for Draft Pick
Brett Favre and wife Deanna acknowledge fans as they get off a private jet at Austin Straubel International Airport Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis.    (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

Brett Favre will be playing for the New York Jets this year, FOX Sports reports. The Green Bay Packers agreed to trade their longtime QB, who came out of retirement and set off a monthlong drama about where he'd play next. The Jets will reportedly give up a single draft pick, the value of which will depend on how they finish the season. (More New York Jets stories.)

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