ESPN Interviews Kid Who Watched Favre Throw at Mississippi High School

This seems about right. Brett Favre, who will outlive us all, showed up at Oak Grove High School (Mississippi) yesterday to throw the ole pigskin around. Just like last summer (and the four before that), right before he unretired, made life miserable for Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy, and worked a trade to the Jets.

The Favre rumors change daily, but other than agent Bus Cook, no one "close to the situation" is willing to say much on the record. Which is why somebody at ESPN thought it would be a swell idea to get Oak Grove quarterback James McMahon on the horn to talk about watching Favre throw a football. Video is after the jump.



It was predictably riveting stuff. In fairness to McMahon, he handled the interview flawlessly, answering silly questions as if they were serious, and never giving any indication that this might be the most absurd thing he'd ever seen.

And when Scott pointed out that, according to Cook, Favre only made 10 throws before his arm started to tire, McMahon offered this: "[Favre] didn't say anything to me, but I couldn't tell a difference [in his arm strength]. Either he's really good at throwing in pain or it doesn't feel bad."

Obviously, Favre is faking.* Probably to drum up support before he inevitably announces he's coming back. Good times.

* joke, speculation