In his 20-year NFL run, Brett Favre faced plenty of defensive nightmares. Think of Warren Sapp, Derrick Thomas, Deion Sanders, you name it. But if you ask him about his own favorite teammate, he won’t point to a star receiver or a workhorse running back. He’ll go straight to his former defensive end: the late Reggie White . And you can tell why.

Reggie may have lined up on the defensive side, but he was still one of the best players Favre ever went up against in practice or played with. What stood out to Favre even more was the person underneath the helmet. The human side. The one who helped everyone around him without thinking twice, whether through biblical perception or some soft-spoken words of wisdom. On his podcast, 4th and Favre , the Green Bay Packers legend recently

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