Brett Favre believes he has had "thousands" of concussions in his 20-year football career.
During an appearance on this week's show "Bubba the Love Sponge," the legendary Packers quarterback was asked if he thought he had "hundreds" of concussions while playing in the NFL .
"No, more than that," Favre replied. "If you had asked me that 10 years ago, I would have said three. I thought a concussion was when you were knocked out or passed out. For a while you don't know where you are. Amnesia. Vertigo. Boxer. You can't get up when you get off and your feet are rubber.It's a concussion.”
Favre, now 52, has since discovered that head injuries are much more common.
"What I now know is that concussions happen all the time," he said. “You get tackled. Your head hits the turf. Every time I hit the , there were rumblings and stars flying—flashing bulbs.
"But I could still play. That's the scary part about concussions. You play and keep going." Even today, there are probably people who have them and say, 'I'm not going out.'"
One moment from 2004 stands out. Giant. He went to the sidelines for two plays before returning to the game and checking in. Immediately, he threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Javon Walker to give Green Bay a 7–0 lead.
Three-time MVP and one-time Super Bowl champion Favre has started a record 297 consecutive regular season games — 321 playoff counts. The next highest quarterback on the list is Philip Rivers, who had 240 in the regular season and 252 in the playoffs.
