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I'm glad they did not fawn over Cassel. It's a tragedy - losing one's father so young - and it's a private matter too. Only Brett Favre would exploit THAT situation to make himself look good.
In 2003, Favre had a decade in the NFL, multiple MVPs, a Lombardi as starting QB, a ridiculous consecutive game streak and played in Green Bay where the fans relate to their players a little differently than they do with the big market teams. His close relationship with his father was well-publicized before his father died unexpectedly of a heart attack.
I don't have the Favre hatred you exhibit (I respect him for his best football days, but I believe his best days are well behind him and he receives more praise than he deserves at this point), but I have read articles since Favre has been in the NFL.
I suspect Cassel and Favre had the same press release (father passed away unexpectedly), but less is known nationally of Cassel who is a virtual rookie and not a well-known veteran with Favre's accomplishments as of 2003. The media takes it from there, not the individual.
It is apples and oranges to compare the media response to the two, and exhibits a fair degree of ignorance to say Favre self-promoted himself as a hero when he played against the Raiders after his father died. Hate the guy if you want, but have a factual basis for that conclusion if you want to post a message of empathy related to the handling of news of the death of a parent.