REPORT: Favre Set to Retire

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Brett Favre apparently has decided to end his legendary NFL career. Favre has informed the Green Bay Packers that he will retire after 17 record-setting seasons, according to a report Tuesday on FOXSports.com. The Packers has not confirmed the report, which claimed that Favre told the team of his decision within the last few days.

Favre, 38, has flirted with retirement during the past two offseasons. Many expected him to call it quits after a disappointing 2006 season, but Favre saw encouraging signs in the Packers' rebuilding and said he wanted to return. Favre's decision was justified by an outstanding season, as the Packers went 13-3 en route to the NFC North Division title and an appearance in the conference championship game. Along the way, Favre enjoyed one of the finest individual seasons of his storied career, passing for 4,155 yards and 28 touchdowns while posting a quarterback rating of 95.7 - best in 11 seasons. During the course of the season, Favre also etched his name into the NFL record book, becoming the league's all-time leader in passing yards (61,655 yards), touchdown passes (442), and career wins (160). But the magical campaign ended in disappointing fashion in the NFC title game, when the Packers suffered a 23-20 overtime loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. The heartbreaking loss was especially sour to Favre, whose last pass was intercepted by Giants cornerback Corey Webster.

The only three-time MVP in NFL history, Favre is the league's all-time leader with 5,377 career completions. A nine-time Pro Bowler, Favre has started 253 consecutive regular-season games for the Packers, a streak that dates to September 27, 1992. Acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons on February 10, 1992, Favre led the Packers to a 35-21 victory over the New England Patriots in the 1997 Super Bowl, the franchise's first title in 29 years. The MVP in 1995 and 1996 and co-winner of the award in 1997, Favre has five seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards and eight campaigns with at least 30 TDs.