Report: Packers will retire Brett Favre's number on Thanksgiving night

By Sid Saraf
Published

Now, that's a way to honor a man.

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported on Tuesday that the Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre's number this Thanksgiving. Sources have told the newspaper that the team will face off against the Chicago Bears that night.

The complete 2015 NFL schedule is set to be released on Tuesday evening.

While the Packers will officially retire Favre's number and induct him into the team's Hall of Fame on July 18, they will place his number in the Ring of Honor at Lambeau Field on Nov. 26.