Favre just made my list

It takes a lot to get on my most hated athlete list. I’m a die-hard sports fan who has defended many athletes whom even most in the sports world have turned its back on.

But Tuesday, I had to add another one to my list: Brett Favre.

I have never really been a fan of his, but this retire-or-play garbage has once again given me nothing short of an intense migraine.

The water hit its proverbial boiling point Tuesday when Favre decided to come back for another season to play, this time for the Minnesota Vikings.

This decision comes not even a month after Favre told the Vikings for a second time that there was no way he was coming back. This marks about the umpteenth year in a row that he has held a team in waiting on whether he would play.

This is not all Favre’s fault because the Vikings also became the only team in 2009 that waited for the quarterback, who turns 40 in October. Even after head coach Brad Childress said he didn’t need Favre, and the quarterbacks who are already on the depth chart were enough to take into the season.

But I want to concentrate on Favre, who has the arrogance and the delusion to think he is still a quality NFL quarterback.

I actually heard a talk radio host who said Favre is one of the most honest men in sports. I laughed because he just lied twice to football fans everywhere by saying he was done and then coming back.

Let’s all take a look at last season: Favre held the Jets and Packers in waiting, and finally decided to come to the Jets after the Packers lost interest. Favre threw 22 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. He and the Jets crumbled down the stretch, missing the playoffs after starting 8-3. Favre finished the season with his teammates hating him and he himself telling the media that his body was breaking down.

However, despite a bleak season, Favre still wants to play in 2009.

Not only does he want to play, but he wants to play for Minnesota, the archrival of Green Bay, where he played for 16 seasons and became an icon.

In a press conference Tuesday, Favre said this is not about revenge. Honestly, I don’t think I can believe Favre anymore. It’s got to be about revenge to some degree because it was the Packers who told him to look elsewhere last season, and he wants to continue to prove he can play at that level.

The people I really feel bad for are the quarterbacks in Minnesota.

For Sage Rosenfels, I don’t feel so bad because he is a career back up at the end of his football life as well.

But for Tavaris Jackson, who the Vikings drafted in 2006, this has to be nothing short of a punch below the belt. Having him start for most of 2008, and then to now move him to possibly third string has got to be tough.

Good luck to the Vikings convincing Jackson to do anything for the team now or in the future. Who would go out there and try hard if they knew the organization didn’t care about them?

Honestly, I would love to see both Favre and the Vikings fall flat on their faces this season. They deserve it after this ridiculous circus act in the off-season.

I hope Favre retires some day, or else he will have one of the most tainted legacies in the history of sports. Personally, he has already made me forget the Packer years.