 Brett Lorenzo Favre ( / <unk> / ; born October 10 , 1969 ) is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was a 20 @-@ year veteran of the NFL , having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons ( 1991 ) , Green Bay Packers ( 1992 – 2007 ) , New York Jets ( 2008 ) , and Minnesota Vikings ( 2009 – 2010 ) . Favre was the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for 500 touchdowns , throw for over 70 @,@ 000 yards , over 6 @,@ 000 completions , and over 10 @,@ 000 pass attempts . 
