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Favre has fracture

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-10-27 08:14

Brett Favre's ironman streak has endured a litany of injuries and even a pair of premature retirement press conferences.

Perhaps this is the week that, finally, Favre's health prevents him from playing.

The 41-year-old Minnesota quarterback has a stress fracture in his left ankle that could end his NFL-record streak at 291 consecutive games started - 315 including the playoffs.

Vikings coach Brad Childress said on Monday an MRI on Favre's foot revealed the stress fracture as well as an "avulsion" fracture in the heel bone. An avulsion fracture occurs when a fragment of bone is torn away by a tendon or ligament. Childress said neither injury requires surgery.

"He's got great pain threshold and also great competitive zeal," Childress said, succinctly summing up Favre's legacy of durability.

Associated Press

(China Daily 10/27/2010 page24)