Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 33rd overall in the 1991 NFL Draft. He only played a total of 2 games with the Falcons in 1991. The Green Bay Packers traded a first-round pick for Favre during the following offseason.
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Brett Favre was the third string QB for the Falcons in 1991. The starting QB was Chris Miller and the second string QB was Billy Joe Tolliver.
Atlanta coach Jerry Glanville did not approve of the drafting of Favre, famously saying it would take a plane crash for him to put Favre into the game.
Most people forget that Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. However, they never played him and sat him on the bench. In his first and last season in Atlanta (1991), his first pass was an interception returned for a touchdown. He only attempted four passes as an Atlanta Falcon...he completed none of them and 2 were interceptions.
Chris Miller was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons during the 1991 season, Favre's only year with the club.
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Brett played in relief in two games for the Falcons in 1991 (his only season with the Falcons) against the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.