Thread: Heel and Face Turns in Real Life
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Old 04-30-2019, 06:07 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by SenatorJPO View Post
Thank you for the approval, Big Vic.

Another face-heel turn that comes-to-mind is one which many Minnesotans and Wisconsinites will remember:

Quarterback Brett Favre left his long-time home, the Green Bay Packers, and joined the New York Jets in 2008 and then a perennial Packers rival, the Minnesota Vikings, in 2009.
He didn't join the Jets, they traded him to the Jets.

In fact they didn't want him back because he wasn't there at the start of training camp, but they would not release him because he wanted to go to Minnesota, so much so that the trade agreement with the Jets stated the Jets were not allowed to trade Favre to the Vikings or the Jets would owe Green Bay their next 3 first round draft picks, in addition to any draft picks that they received from the Vikings for Favre. It was the most vindictive trade clause in NFL history.

The Jets then released Favre after one year, he signed with Minnesota, and had probably the 3rd best season of his 20 year career, and almost made it to the Super Bowl, but Bountygate and Drew Brees prevented it.

To me, the heel turn was the Packers, not Favre. And for all the metaphorical "blowing" of Aaron Rodgers the last 12 years, the dude has won as many Super Bowls as Favre, and just got his coach fired this past year, the same coach who was part of the decision to choose Rodgers.

Favres argument was "if I'm not good enough to play for you, then how can I be too good to play against you?". It is telling they traded him to a team they didn't have to play, which backs up Favre.

And after ALL that went down, Favre still embraces Green Bay and their fans. Favre = Babyface
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