No - he played college ball at Southern Mississippi, then was drafted by the Falcons in the 2nd round of the 1991 draft. Atlanta, probably still kicking themselves for doing it, traded Favre to Green Bay in 1992 for a draft pick. He started for Green Bay that year and never looked back.
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Brett Favre has faced the Dallas Cowboys 13 times in his career, including regular-season and postseason games. In those meetings, the Cowboys have been victorious nine times.
Twice, both times with the Green Bay Packers. First time was a win in Super Bowl 31 (January, 1997). The following year, they lost to the Denver Broncos.
In Packers history, that is Bart Starr (1956-1971) and Brett Favre (1992-2007) with 16 years each. On the Super Bowl XLV winning team, that is Donald Driver (1999-2010) at 12 years.
Candlestick Park's ground breaking began on August 12, 1958, the stadium first opened on April 12, 1960. It was the original home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball until 1999. It has been the home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers since 1971.