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Favre Plays Defense In Game of Telephone

Oct. 22, 2008
Jets quarterback Brett Favre said Wednesday he gave former Detroit Lions President Matt Millen only cursory information about the Packers in the days before the two teams played earlier this season.
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Favre to discuss uncertain Jets future

Favre to discuss uncertain Jets future

NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre says he is set to meet with team officials to discuss his possible retirement from the NFL franchise.
NFL: San Francisco 24, New York Jets 14

NFL: San Francisco 24, New York Jets 14

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Unheralded Shaun Hill upstaged Brett Favre with two touchdown passes Sunday when the San Francisco 49ers upended the visiting New York Jets 24-14.
NFL: Denver 34, N.Y. Jets 17

NFL: Denver 34, N.Y. Jets 17

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Denver erupted for 17 first quarter points Sunday and rolled to a 34-17 win over the New York Jets.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, Tennessee 13

NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, Tennessee 13

NASHVILLE, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Brett Favre and Leon Washington accounted for four touchdowns Sunday, keying the New York Jets' 34-13 win over Tennessee, the Titans' first loss this season.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, New England 31 (OT)

NFL: N.Y. Jets 34, New England 31 (OT)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal with 7:10 remaining in overtime Thursday, giving the New York Jets a 34-31 win over New England.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 47, St. Louis 3

NFL: N.Y. Jets 47, St. Louis 3

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Three touchdowns by running back Thomas Jones Sunday fueled the New York Jets' 47-3 decimation of the St. Louis Rams.

NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Buffalo 17

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Jay Feeley's four field goals Sunday helped boost the New York Jets to a 26-17 victory against Buffalo.

Packers' Rodgers signs contract extension

GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has signed a contract extension through the 2014 season.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 28, Kansas City 24

NFL: N.Y. Jets 28, Kansas City 24

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Brett Favre overcame three interceptions Sunday by tossing a late scoring pass to Laveranues Coles for a 28-24 New York Jets win over Kansas City.

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Favre angered by report

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre has denied a claim that he informed the Detroit Lions about his former team, the Green Bay Packers, before he was traded.
NFL: Oakland 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)

NFL: Oakland 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sebastian Janikowski's 57-yard field goal in overtime Sunday gave the Oakland Raiders a 16-13 win over the New York Jets.

Fan who stole Favre ball in trouble again

CINCINNATI, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A rural Ohio football fan who once stole the ball from Brett Favre is on the court docket again for a less-publicized vandalism charge.
NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Cincinnati 14

NFL: N.Y. Jets 26, Cincinnati 14

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Running back Thomas Jones accounted for three touchdowns Sunday when the New York Jets rolled to a 26-14 victory over the winless Cincinnati Bengals.
Brett Farve earns AFC weekly player honor

Brett Farve earns AFC weekly player honor

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre has earned AFC offensive player of the week honors after throwing six touchdown passes last Sunday against Arizona.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch