Lance Briggs Is Hoping Favre Plays Football Again

Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has sound reasoning behind his stance of wanting quarterback Brett Favre to end his retirement and play for the Minnesota Vikings this fall. And it has little to do with glowing admiration for the former three-time NFL Most Valuable Player. Briggs’ agenda, according to Solomon Wilcots of NFL Network, is built on self-motivation. Briggs is hoping Favre suits up for the Vikings and throws him a few of those patented off-balance interceptions into heavy coverage. “He’s going to hurt you, but he’s also going to throw you a few,” Briggs said. “He threw me the first interception I ever returned for a touchdown in the NFL. . . . “We know he’s going to throw us a few. He’s thrown me a few, but I’ve also dropped several that I should have caught. We’d love to see Favre go there to play. We’d welcome it.” Favre, 39, has thrown 464 career touchdowns and 310 interceptions. During his last season with the Green Bay Packers in 2007, Favre threw a total of four interceptions with one touchdown in a pair of losses against the Bears. And in two games against Chicago in 2006, Favre had a total of three interceptions with one touchdown. Meanwhile, Briggs intercepted a career-high three passes last season. In six seasons, he has intercepted nine passes.