Packers fans are in mourning today--and some are probably still in denial. Brett Favre, one of the game’s best quarterbacks and most interesting personalities, is calling it a day.

After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit after a 17-season career in which he dazzled fans with his grit, heart and rocket of an arm.

“I know I can still play, but it’s like I told my wife, I’m just tired mentally. I’m just tired,” Favre told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen in a voice mail message.

Tuesday’s surprise move comes after the 38-year-old three-time MVP set several league records, including most career touchdown passes, in one of his most successful seasons.

After his amazing performance last year--critics (like me) who said he was well past his prime were proven incredibly wrong--I had thought that he would take one more stab at Super Bowl glory. I’m sad to see him go.

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