Brett Favre says he couldn't give up on one more chance to win the Super Bowl with Vikings

Brett Favre says he couldn't give up on one more chance to win the Super Bowl with Vikings

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Brett Favre couldn't get away from the "what ifs."

The Minnesota Vikings QB said Wednesday that the specter of the team's overtime loss in last season's NFC title game hung over him all offseason and helped drive his decision to return for a 20th NFL season on Tuesday.

"I couldn't help but think about football all the time, but I didn't want to think about it," Favre said after practicing with the Vikings for the first time since training camp opened.

"I was so close, so close to getting these guys to the Super Bowl."

Favre, wearing a gray t-shirt and a new Vikings hat, said winning the Super Bowl -- and the bond he feels with his Vikings teammates -- were the factors that drew him back to the NFL and helped him overcome "chronic" pain in his surgically repaired left ankle.