Brett Favre: “Maybe it occurred to me” to help Michael Strahan to set up the sack record

With Film material is created After the former defensive end of the jets, Mark Gastineau, denounced the former Packers Quarterback Brett Favre because he had made a dive in Michael Strahan, the former defensive end of the Giants, to help the sack record for one season in In 2001, Favre told his side of history on Twitter.

Favre says he didn’t try to hurt Gastineau. However, Favre admits that I “might have come to mind” to help Strahan in the last game of the 2001 season, which ended with the fact that Strahan got a record-breaking Gimme sack from Favre.

Favre also criticizes the decision to record and publish the interaction between Gastineau and Favre in 2023.

Favre’s full Twitter thread, in which he initially refers the incident as a “small turmoil”, appears below.

“When Michael Strahan released me in 2002 at the end of a game that we had finished, I didn’t want to hurt Mark Gastineau,” wrote Favre. “I tried to end a game and get the last bit of fun out of a highly competitive game. . . . I jumped out of the run and thought it was wide open, saw Strahan standing there and ducking me. The game was over. There was no need for me to do something spectacular. It was probably not Michael’s best sack or tackle for defeat.

“In another game or another situation, I would have made major efforts to avoid the sack or the TFL. But at no time I thought of hurt gastineau. Maybe the thought came to help me. I didn’t think about it. That wasn’t my strength back then. I just wanted to have fun and measure myself. In retrospect, I understand how Gastineau feels. We played a brutal game. Gastineau played at a time when men did not achieve any generation.

“Now I see how the role of sack King would increase its value on card shows, strengthen its arguments for the Hall of Fame and increase his demand as a public speaker. At that time I had no way to know that. I am now aware of the possible financial effects, because football is far more business -oriented than at the time when I or Mark played.

“There was no malice on my part. Mark was a great player. As far as I know, he is a great guy and a fun teammate, a guy who played with the kind of joy and passion that I tried to imitate. I understand his frustration, but I’m not his enemy. Some time ago he saw me on a card show and let go of his frustration. It is not the kind of moment that should be filmed and published. It was a private moment of frustration between two old football warriors.

“I have great respect for Mark. I hope that one day he will be included in the Hall of Fame. He deserves it. Check out his numbers. He exceeded 20 bags twice and had 19 in another year!

“Mark definitely left an indelible impression in the game. I hope that this controversy draws attention to how great Mark Gastineau was. He belongs to the canton. “

Favre somehow admits that he helped Strahan. Nevertheless, Favre insists that he never thought about the possible effects on Gastineau. It is easy to accept Favre’s position that he just didn’t think about it.

Favre was clearly respectful and friendly towards her encounter. Gastineau was determined to say his opinion after keeping him for more than two decades. And he did.

Conclusion? There is no place in football to help someone reach a statistical milestone. The player either deserves it or not. What Favre has done for Strahan does not differ from the fact that a Giants defender deliberately exploits a tackle in week 18, while Eagles Runningback Saquon Barkley tries to set up the rushing record for one season.

Such behavior reduces performance and makes everyone involved look bad. Favre knows it deep inside. Strahan probably does that too.