Looking back at the Brett Favre era, no one can help but recall Brett Favre's favorite go-to target, Donald Driver.Driver, the Packer's all-time receiving leader in yardage and receptions, decided to call it a career today. Driver retires with 743 receptions for 10,137 yards, 13.6 average, and 61 touchdowns.Driver was a four-time Pro-Bowler making that distinguished roster in 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2010. On December 16, 2007 during a 33-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams, veteran Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's all-time record mark of 61,361 career passing yards.The new record came on a seven-yard completion to Driver. In the NFC Championship game on January 20, 2008 against the New York Giants, Driver had the longest play in the playoffs of the Packers' franchise history with a 90-yard TD catch from Favre. On October 18, 2009, Donald Driver became the Green Bay Packers' all-time leading receiver in catches with 596. He went on to catch six m...
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January 31, 2013
