Brett Favre Taking Injections in Bothersome Left Ankle

by Bruce CiskieFiled under: Vikings, NFC North, NFL InjuriesThe Minnesota Vikings didn't do a great job protecting quarterback Brett Favre in Saturday's preseason game against Seattle. Favre was hit a couple times, fumbling once (one fumble was recovered by the Vikings but negated by a penalty). He didn't look terribly mobile, struggling to get any kind of forward motion, and failing to make any effort at all to tackle Earl Thomas on his interception return for a touchdown (the pick was hardly Brett's fault). After the game, Favre was said to be moving slowly in the Vikings' press room, the result of pain in his surgically repaired left ankle. It turns out that it's a problem that Favre will have to deal with all season. Favre told Sports Illustrated's Peter King that he got an injection into that ankle after Saturday's win over Seattle. Favre called it "like a grease fitting," and said all he can do is try to manage the pain. When he wen...