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Brett Favre was badly beat up in Minnesota's
overtime loss at New Orleans last January, a well-documented part
of that epic NFC championship game.

      The grandfather of NFL quarterbacks, however, doesn't sound
worried about his health as it relates to returning for a 20th
season.

      "Playing another year probably isn't going to make a
difference. The damage has already been done," Favre told Men's
Journal magazine for the issue that will go on sale on Friday.

      Favre also explained his thought process on the fateful
fourth-quarter interception against the Saints in that game, an
on-the-run pass to Sidney Rice that was forced into tight coverage.
Favre said they connected on the same play the week before against
the Dallas Cowboys, expecting Rice to come back toward him.

      "As a player you've got to pull the trigger," Favre said.
"You can't say, 'Well, is he going to do what I think he's going
to do?' He wasn't wrong, and in some ways, I wasn't either."

      The Vikings are still waiting to learn whether Favre will come
back, with training camp a little more than two weeks away. His
agent, Bus Cook, told The Associated Press in an e-mail on
Wednesday he had no update on Favre's status.


      Favre and teammate Greg Lewis shared the best play trophy at the
ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. Favre didn't appear
backstage to speak with reporters.

      "I really couldn't get a read on whether he's coming back or
not," Lewis told reporters. "I hope he comes back. It was great
playing with him. He's a great person as well. He's just fun to
hang around."

      In the wide-ranging interview with Men's Journal, Favre
expressed the usual uncertainty about continuing his decorated,
drama-filled career. He offered candid details, claiming he was so
dehydrated during a comeback victory over the San Francisco 49ers
that he went 13 hours without urinating.

      Favre also spoke proudly about his exceptional first season with
Minnesota in which he threw 33 touchdown passes and only seven
interceptions, wondering aloud whether he could repeat that feat.

      "I've had games when I almost threw seven picks," Favre said.
"It was unreal. Before last year, I'd reached a point where I was
sitting in meetings with guys 15 years younger than me thinking,
'What the hell am I doing here?' Football became work. But last
year it went back to being a game."

      Favre said he did doubt his decision to unretire for a second
straight year and sign with the Vikings, even as he was making the
commitment.


      "I thought, 'This is a mistake,"' Favre said.


      As for whether he'll be on the field again this season?


      "You'd think I'd know better by now. I've learned a lot through
the years. What I haven't learned is what I'll do and when I'll do
it," Favre said.
      

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Brett Favre was badly beat up in Minnesota's
overtime loss at New Orleans last January, a well-documented part
of that epic NFC championship game.


Favre says he's not worried about his beat-up body

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