Favre not after revenge

Favre: Revenge not a factor

I'm proud of the career I had there. So if there are people at this point that have picked sides, I'm not surprised by it. But you can't take that away. So it is what it is. But I can't control that.

Brett Favre
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Brett Favre insists he is not out for revenge when he suits up for Minnesota against his former team Green Bay on Monday night.

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Favre faces the Packers for the first time since his acrimonious split with Green Bay last year when the two NFC North rivals clash in Minnesota on Monday night.

The 39-year-old retired for a second time this year after a disappointing season with the New York Jets, but he was lured back by the Vikings with the chance of getting to one final Super Bowl.

Favre insisted the chance to face his old team playing for their hated rivals was not in his thinking when he decided to keep going for on further NFL season.

"Never was I motivated for that reason," Favre said. "No. That has nothing to do with it."

Revenge

"I never played or would play for revenge. It's too long of a season. It's only one, maybe two games. What do you do the rest of the time? This stage of my career, it definitely is not worth it to do that."

Favre had to admit, though, that showing Green Bay officials that they were wrong not to let him continue playing there is helping him to keep going forward.

"It's human nature to feel, I didn't use the word revenge, but to prove that you still could play," Favre said. "To prove someone wrong, or prove a group wrong. So you can call it what you want."

Favre showed his old magic last week when he threw a last-second touchdown pass to grab a victory for the Vikings to move them to 3-0 for the season - but he is very much looking forward and not back.

"What matters is this game Monday night, and that's all the matters. This team has welcomed me here. It's been a lot of fun, it's been a lot of work, but I'm having a good time. And that's all that matters."

Home

After 16 seasons and a Super Bowl victory with Green Bay, Favre still feels it is his spiritual home, and he is certain any problems the fans have with him now can be healed in the future.

"I'm proud of the career I had there," Favre said. "So if there are people at this point that have picked sides, I'm not surprised by it. But you can't take that away. So it is what it is. But I can't control that.

"I'm sure it can (be healed). Right now, that's not on anyone's mind. Their intentions are to win this game, as our intentions are. We'll deal with that later."

Packers head coach Mike McCarthy will try to avoid any talk of Favre, although he admits there will be an extra dimension to Monday's game.

"I'm not going to comment on his thoughts and his words or anybody's thoughts or their words in Minnesota," McCarthy said.

"We're really looking forward to playing the game, like we do every year. There is definitely added juice to it, no doubt about it, so we'll just leave it at that."