 Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round , 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft . On July 19 , 1991 , Favre agreed to a three @-@ year , US $ 1 @.@ 4 million contract with a reported signing bonus of $ 350 @,@ 000 . Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville did not approve of the drafting of Favre , saying it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game . Favre 's first pass in an NFL regular season game resulted in an interception returned for a touchdown . He only attempted four passes in his career at Atlanta , was intercepted twice , and completed none of them . Favre took one other snap , which resulted in a sack for an eleven @-@ yard loss . 
