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Shocked teammates had mixed feelings about the announcement. "I'm really going to miss him" said backup quarterback Tavaris Jackson. "I've learned a lot - in fact, I think I might retire too." It was cool, like playing catch with my dad", said rookie receiver Percy Harvin. "But my dad's not that old, and he's got a better arm."
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The newly acquired quarterback has scheduled a series of press conferences set to coincide with the November sweeps and the Vikings 10th loss. A second set of press conferences is scheduled for February through May to be aired exclusively on ESPN, who has bought the rights to Favre's retirement press conferences through 2015.
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According to the anonymous source, Favre has assembled a preliminary list of teams he may be willing to retire from next season, including the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Detroit</st1lace></st1:City> Lions......
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fficeffice" /><o></o> Shocked teammates had mixed feelings about the announcement. "I'm really going to miss him" said backup quarterback Tavaris Jackson. "I've learned a lot - in fact, I think I might retire too." It was cool, like playing catch with my dad", said rookie receiver Percy Harvin. "But my dad's not that old, and he's got a better arm."
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></o> The newly acquired quarterback has scheduled a series of press conferences set to coincide with the November sweeps and the Vikings 10th loss. A second set of press conferences is scheduled for February through May to be aired exclusively on ESPN, who has bought the rights to Favre's retirement press conferences through 2015.
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></o> According to the anonymous source, Favre has assembled a preliminary list of teams he may be willing to retire from next season, including the Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1
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