Oct 15th 2008 11:07AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, Jets, AFC East, NFC EastAs you may have heard, ESPN reported that ironman Brett Favre, called the injured (and not nearly as tough) Tony Romo yesterday to offer his condolences for his injured pinkie.

From the report, it seems like an extremely bizarre conversation, with most of the talk surrounding the toughness of the Dallas star. Favre offered up some of the things he told Romo, and to me at least, it comes off fairly condescending, but you be the judge:
“The only thing I said was, it’s worth trying [to play] if you can deal with the pain and can function good enough with a splint,” Favre said. “If not, don’t try.”
So, if he can play, go ahead, and if he can’t, then do not play? That’s pretty intense stuff, are we sure Brett isn’t a trainer?
Favre told Romo that his thumb injury “hurt like hell, but that doesn’t mean a pinkie would be any easier.”
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