 2010 : On February 7 , Favre appeared in a second quarter Super Bowl XLIV ad for Hyundai parodying his retirement indecisiveness . In the ad , set after the 2020 NFL season , a <unk> 50 year old <unk> accepts the season MVP award and ponders retirement , but can 't commit one way or the other . In April , Favre indicated that if it were not for his Vikings teammates and fans , it would be easy to retire . In early August , Favre 's ankle ( which was injured during the 2009 playoffs ) had not responded after surgery and rehabilitation . As a result , he informed the team that he would not be coming back for another season . However , two weeks later he told teammates Jared Allen , Steve Hutchinson and Ryan <unk> he was coming back for another season . 
