KIDWCKED
12-06-2010, 11:14 PM
c/p from foxsports by the a/p
Updated Dec 6, 2010 5:09 PM ET
If Brett Favre can throw, he'll go.
Near the end of his 20th NFL season, Favre has created a consistent expectation that he'll play each weekend regardless of what kind of malady he might be dealing with. Earlier this season, it was a pair of fractures in an ankle. This time, it's a sprained joint in his right shoulder.
Interim Vikings coach Leslie Frazier, naturally, said he'd be surprised if Favre doesn't add to his NFL record and make his 298th straight start this Sunday against the New York Giants.
''From what I've been told, rest is probably key,'' Frazier said Monday. ''That's going to be number one, and they'll do some exercises with him to help him as well. But it's not something that can surgically be attended to. It's just a matter of rest and then the rehab that they're going to put him through.''
Frazier said Favre will be under constant evaluation. It's yet to be determined whether he'll practice.
''When we go through the week, just seeing how his throwing motion is and what he can and can't tolerate,'' Frazier said.
The 41-year-old Favre can tolerate a lot, but he couldn't bear enough to get back on the field in Sunday's win over Buffalo after he was flattened on his first pass.
''I really thought he'd come back in the game, just knowing Brett,'' Frazier said. ''As hard as I saw him get hit yesterday, I've seen him take harder hits and bounce back and come back and play. There's nobody tougher than Brett Favre to ever play the quarterback position.''
Favre declined to comment Monday when he walked through the locker room, but he said after the game Sunday he wasn't sure about his status. He also acknowledged uncertainty about a new injury.
''We'll see how it responds to treatment,'' Favre said.
Frazier said he won't weigh the streak over Favre's safety or the sake of the team's success.
Updated Dec 6, 2010 5:09 PM ET
If Brett Favre can throw, he'll go.
Near the end of his 20th NFL season, Favre has created a consistent expectation that he'll play each weekend regardless of what kind of malady he might be dealing with. Earlier this season, it was a pair of fractures in an ankle. This time, it's a sprained joint in his right shoulder.
Interim Vikings coach Leslie Frazier, naturally, said he'd be surprised if Favre doesn't add to his NFL record and make his 298th straight start this Sunday against the New York Giants.
''From what I've been told, rest is probably key,'' Frazier said Monday. ''That's going to be number one, and they'll do some exercises with him to help him as well. But it's not something that can surgically be attended to. It's just a matter of rest and then the rehab that they're going to put him through.''
Frazier said Favre will be under constant evaluation. It's yet to be determined whether he'll practice.
''When we go through the week, just seeing how his throwing motion is and what he can and can't tolerate,'' Frazier said.
The 41-year-old Favre can tolerate a lot, but he couldn't bear enough to get back on the field in Sunday's win over Buffalo after he was flattened on his first pass.
''I really thought he'd come back in the game, just knowing Brett,'' Frazier said. ''As hard as I saw him get hit yesterday, I've seen him take harder hits and bounce back and come back and play. There's nobody tougher than Brett Favre to ever play the quarterback position.''
Favre declined to comment Monday when he walked through the locker room, but he said after the game Sunday he wasn't sure about his status. He also acknowledged uncertainty about a new injury.
''We'll see how it responds to treatment,'' Favre said.
Frazier said he won't weigh the streak over Favre's safety or the sake of the team's success.