Almost exactly 16 years ago — starting in late November of 2008 — Brett Favre’s one-year shotgun marriage to the New York Jets went into the tank. At the time, the Jets were 8-3, squarely in the AFC playoff picture, and coming off a 34-13 win over the Tennessee Titans. But there was also a problem.
Favre’s throwing shoulder was in pain.
Though the franchise wouldn’t know it definitively until an MRI in late December, Favre had taken a hit against the Titans and tore the biceps tendon in his throwing shoulder. It was an injury that would take a season of Favre-mania in New York and turn it inside out — scuttled by a 1-4 finish which saw the Jets quarterback (and presumptive starter the next season) throw two touchdowns against nine interceptions. The Jets missed the postseason, with Favre looking and sounding like he was physically and mentally cooked. Not surprisingly, he told the …