( CNN ) -- Veteran NFL superstar Brett Favre has promised that this will definitely be his last comeback , having decided to return for one more season with the Minnesota Vikings . Favre , who turns 41 in October , has previously retired with the Green Bay Packers in March 2008 and in February 2009 with the New York Jets . But the 11-time Pro-Bowl selection has announced that he will continue for a 20th season with the Vikings following successful ankle surgery . He is now hoping to win his second Super Bowl title after taking Minnesota to within a match of last year 's final , losing in New Orleans as his final throw was intercepted . Favre was visited by teammates Jared Allen , Steve Hutchinson and Ryan Longwell this week , and confirmed his return to the Vikings on Wednesday . `` It was very tough , I could make a case for playing and not playing . Ultimately much has made about the three guys coming down , it was really about the team , '' he told reporters at a press conference . `` When I left New Orleans a big part of me was , I do n't want to say done , but the fact we lost that game ... It 's hard to make people understand . `` The mental toll is what is hard to deal with . This team is a very good football team , the chances here are much greater than other places . From that standpoint it has always made it easier , but answering the bell again ... `` My wife always says I look at things more negatively than I should , but the 'what ifs . ' I 'd love to win the Super Bowl again , but what happens if you do n't ? '' Favre has been plagued by injuries throughout his career , and said even his latest surgery has not stopped a new spur forming on his ankle . `` I have played 309 straight games , I ca n't complain . There 's nothing on me that 's 100 percent , there 's nothing on me that was the year before either . But the surgeries , I think , have made me a little better . `` There 's a little bit of pain there . The fact is it 's something I 'm going to have to deal with . There 's a little bit more range of movement there since the surgery , but we 're not talking about a lot . I was hoping to resolve this , but every time you sprain an ankle , mine sprains a little bit easier than it did earlier in my career . '' However , Favre is hopeful that he can add to his 1996 Super Bowl triumph , having returned to training on Wednesday . `` I 've done it all . There 's nothing left for me to prove . I 'm here to have fun , help these guys win . I really enjoy this group of guys like you would n't believe . I think the feeling is mutual , '' he said . `` I can promise you this : Not that I have ever set out as a goal to play 20 years , [ but ] it 's 20 years and I 'm done . This is the last year of my contract . I 'm sure a lot of people are like , 'Yes ! ' `` Did I just say that ? I do believe it now . I do . I 'm going to fall apart sometime . ''
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