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Packers quarterback Brett Favre has won three league MVP awards and one Super Bowl title during his 16-year NFL career.

Packers quarterback Brett Favre has won three league MVP awards and one Super Bowl title during his 16-year NFL career.

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Favre And Away

Brett Favre, at 38, is having one of the best seasons of his stellar NFL career. But that is only part of the reason the Green Bay QB is the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.

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Was Brett Favre the right choice?

Yes. He exemplifies the award.

Favre's a good story, but others were more deserving.

Not even close, SI.

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