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Favre has been informed he requires surgery on his left ankle to play the upcoming season for the Vikings, and the QB is deliberating whether to have the procedure or simply to end his 19-year NFL career by retiring according to Ed Werder of ESPN.com.
Reported by the Red Zone
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Favre, who would turn 41 during the 2010 season, told ESPN the ankle injury that he suffered three months ago in the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints continues to be swollen and painful. That prompted tests to determine why healing had not occurred and Favre sent the results of those scans to orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who told the quarterback his opinion that surgery is unavoidable. Favre told Werder he must determine whether his affection for the Vikings and his belief they are capable of winning the Super Bowl overrides his disdain for surgery. ... Stay tuned.
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