31. Atlanta Falcons – Trading Brett Favre To The Green Bay Packers In 1992
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When he was with the New York Jets, former NFL General Manager Ron Wolf lamented how he missed out on the chance to select a little-known quarterback from Southern Mississippi University named Brett Favre. But when Wolf arrived in Green Bay just one year later, he convinced the organization to trade away a first-round pick to acquire Favre from the Atlanta Falcons, where Favre spent his entire rookie year firmly planted on the bench thanks to head coach Jerry Glanville.
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We all know how this story ends: Favre got the starting job in relief of injured quarterback Don Majkowski, and went on to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
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