NFL -- New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre has retired from the National Football League after 18 record-breaking seasons and one Super Bowl championship, the team said yesterday. Favre's decision comes nearly one year after he retired from the Green Bay Packers. The 39-year-old, who won the Super Bowl in the 1996-97 season with the Packers. Favre leaves with a host of NFL records, including career touchdown passes (464), yards passing (65,127) and completions (5,720).