Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw dislikes Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, and he used to say that he would be glad if Favre really decided to return. Such comments irritated a lot of Vikings fans but also received strong supports from Green Bay Packers fans.
A lot of Packers fans take Favre’s joining the Vikings as betrayal to his former team Packers, and they hated him even more after Favre led the Vikings to beat the Packers twice in 2009 season. However, they may forget that it was the Packers who first traded Favre away to the Jets after a disappointing 2007 season. At that time, Favre was 38 years old and the Packers did not see much remaining value on the quarterback. Indeed, Favre had a terrible season with the Jets in 2008, but he had one of his best seasons after joining Vikings. Bradshaw was disgusted with Favre’s decision changes on retirement, probably because he feared that 40-year-old Favre could break his own legend of winning four Super Bowl rings with the Steelers to be the first 40-year-old champion leader. With Favre being the new legend, Bradshaw could attract even less attention from the public.
The Packers fans hated Favre probably for similar reason. They feared that Favre would prove Packers made wrong decision to trade him away and the Vikings would have been a better team for their beloved player. While Favre really proved that, their fear turned to hatred. Therefore, Packers fans and Bradshaw found supports from each other to their critical attitude toward Favre. With that understanding in mind, we may stay calm if we see Packers fans wearing Bradshaw jerseys to watch Steelers games.
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