Brett Favre Says He Was Only Ever Knocked Out Once, On Final Play Of Career

Oct 1, 2011; Hattiesburg, MS, USA; Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles former quarterback Brett Favre during a television interview for Comcast Sports Southeast before the start of the game against the Rice Owls at M.M. Roberts Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports

Brett Favre went on The Ticket in Dallas, and talked about his career. As the debate rages on about concussions and the whirlwind surrounding Brett Favre as a target of the New Orleans Saints “Bounty Gate” program Favre’s comments about the last play of his career are certainly interesting. He says that the only time he was ever knocked completely out came in the last play of his career.

From Sports Radio Interviews:

“It was the only time in my career where I was actually completely out. It was 10-15 seconds. … Miserable night, the dome had collapsed, our season had gone from bad to worse. I didn’t have to play in the game, wanted to. I remember telling myself in pregame, ‘You’re an idiot. What do you stand to gain in this?’ But I thought, ‘I’ll survive this game, I’ll be fine.’ … The guy didn’t even hit me, he pushed me. I threw the ball and the field was, of course, solid ice. It was like concrete, and he just pushed me and I slip, fall, and nothing hurt. Hit the left side of my head, and the next thing I remember I was snoring as our trainer’s kind of shaking, saying, ‘You OK?’ And when I look at the footage … there was a 10- to 15-second period where I was asleep. And as I got up and shook the cobwebs off, I remember looking at our trainer Suge (Eric Sugarman) and saying, ‘Suge, what are the Bears doing here?’ He’s like, ‘Ah, come over here with me, buddy.’ When I kind of started figuring it out as I was getting to the sidelines, I thought, ‘Now, if there was ever a time where the writing is on the wall, this is it.’ It may be a little too late for the cumulative damage that you’ve done. Now it’s probably a little too late to say, ‘OK, now is when I’m going to save my body.’ Went in, took a shower, got some hot cocoa, got a hot dog and said, ‘That’s it. I’m going to watch the next two or three.’”