And finally…
You’re not gonna believe what I saw last night! I went to ESPN mobile on my phone to check a couple things only to find a massive, red, highlighted banner that said, “BREAKING NEWS.” Right beneath, the text read, “Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre Tells NFL Network He Won’t Return in 2011.” I was shocked. How could this be? Favre announced publicly that he’s retiring? And in the middle of a season in which he’s currently playing? And on a night when the league is premiering it’s Thursday night showcase game on its house network with a game between two first place teams neither of which is the Vikings? “You’re kidding,” I said to no one in particular.
I don’t know what was more predictable – that BrettFavre, king of all attention whores, queen of all drama queens, would decide to peddle this completely meaningless information while everyone was looking at something other than him, and that was infinitely more interesting and important to boot, or that ESPN would breathlessly, instantaneously make it their top story. The nightmare continues.