Third Time's a Charm: Brett Favre retiring

For the third time in his illustrious career, QB Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings is announcing his retirement.

The announcement, which was announced today by text messages that Favre sent to teammates, which read, "This is it."

So Favre is retiring....again. We've seen this show before.

After the 2007 season, which he spent with the Green Bay Packets, Favre announced his retirement. Then he repealed it. Then the Packers traded him to the New York Jets for the 2008 season. After 2008, Favre said he was retiring again and that this would be it. Didn't last long, as he repealed the retirement again and signed a 2-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2009 season.

We'll see how long this lasts.