Favre ready for Jets debut

Future Hall of Famer Brett Favre, once considered a Green Bay Packer for life and now 'Broadway Brett', will make his debut for the New York Jets on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

It was once believed unthinkable that Favre, who spent the previous 16 seasons in Green Bay, could play for anyone but the Packers.

However, Green Bay management refused to give into Favre's demands after he un-retired this summer, deciding it was time to move in a different direction.

Following a tumultuous few days of posturing from both sides, the Packers traded Favre to the Jets for a conditional pick in next year's draft.

While Green Bay has turned over the reins to Favre's understudy, Aaron Rodgers, the Jets hope Favre can inject some life into a struggling franchise that routinely plays second fiddle in New York to the Giants.

That is especially true this season with the Giants beginning the defence of their Super Bowl title.

Coming off a dismal 4-12 season, the Jets are expecting the 38-year-old Favre to transform them into a play-off team. However, he is joining a division, the AFC East, that has been dominated in recent years by Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Favre's biggest challenges during the pre-season were learning the Jets' offence and getting on the same page with coach Eric Mangini.

"I hope that I play at the level that I've always played at," Favre said during his introductory news conference. "There's no guarantees, there's never been any guarantees for me."

Favre showed last season, however, that he could still play at a high level, even at his advanced age. He enjoyed one of the best years of his career, passing for more than 4,100 yards in leading the Packers to a 13-3 record and the NFC championship game.

During the year, Favre became the winningest quarterback in NFL history and also broke Dan Marino's record for career passing yards.

While Favre has joined a new team, his consecutive games streak is intact.

On Sunday, he will extend another one of his NFL marks by starting his 276th straight game.