Brittany Favre: It’s Official – Brett’s a Grandpa

By James Sheldon on April 6th, 2010

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More importantly, Brittany is a mom! Congrats to Brittany, and to the little dude that she welcomed into the world, Parker Brett.

Normally this is where you’d let jokes fly–is there any fresh material is left for supply? Brett Favre, 40 years old, soon to be 41, then 42, 43 and so on, joked to ESPN’s Ed Werder that being a grandpa at 40 almost made him feel old. So what’s the greatest thing about the latest slide of the spotlight toward Favre? The inevitable Favre-haters that will blast him for it.

“Favre is such a prima donna!”

“Man, this guy is ridiculous! He’s a spotlight whore.”

Those are two examples I borrowed from 2009 when he decided he would continue his NFL career. But here’s the deal. None of the Favre crew announced the birth to the media. The story broke today, yet it seems the Favre family welcomed Parker into the world several days ago–maybe a couple weeks ago. If you’re checking multiple sources, you’ve certainly found the trail of blogs outside of the know which are still stating that Brittany Favre is expecting.

My argument: The spotlight loves Brett just as much as loves the spotlight. He’s like a reality star who actually DOES something for a living. Props to Grandpa Brett.

When Favre comes back to play for another season–that’s right, when–he’ll be the only active player in the NFL boasting Grandpa status. Now he’ll have a whole new demographic to play to in his endorsement deals. Ah, the joys of grandparenthood.

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