If you thought Brett Favre being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was the only big news coming for him in August, the three-time NFL MVP has a surprise for you. He’s also going to be a regular part of your satellite radio during the upcoming season.
Favre will be a host on Sirius XM NFL Radio, the satellite radio network’s exclusive NFL channel. His debut is tied in nicely to his pending Hall of Fame induction, scheduled for Aug. 5 at 6 p.m. ET. The Aug. 5 show will be a “Town Hall” style program. That’s one day before Favre will be inducted into Canton along with the 2016 class of Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Edward DeBartolo Jr., Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace, Ken Stabler and Dick Stanfel.
During the NFL season, Favre will host regularly on SiriusXM. With co-host Bruce Murray, he’ll discuss the news happening around the league, provide analysis on teams and players, and surely relay several stories from his long NFL career. Listeners will also be able to call in to the show. Hopefully, Favre provides some insight and criticism toward the previous week’s games and the players who made a positive or negative impact on their outcomes.
“I am looking forward to working with SiriusXM NFL Radio this season,” Favre said in an official release. “I’ve been a listener, both when I played and after I retired, and it’s a great place to talk about the game. I’m excited to talk with fans and weigh in with my opinions on what’s happening in the league, and it’ll be fun talking to some former colleagues now and then.”
The 20-year veteran will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a Green Bay Packer, the team with whom he won Super Bowl XXXI. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings in his career. In 302 games, he completed 6,300 passes in 10,169 attempts — both NFL records. He also ranks second all-time with 71,838 passing yards and 508 touchdown passes.
Favre joins a group of former players turned analysts that includes fellow Hall of Famers Tim Brown, Anthony Munoz, James Lofton and Mike Haynes, along with Brad Hopkins, Maurice Jones-Drew, Anthony McFarland, Jim Miller, Kirk Morrison, Brady Quinn, Takeo Spikes, Ross Tucker and Solomon Wilcots.
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