Reliving Brett Favre's trade to the N.Y. Jets, which happened 10 years ago today

The whole process may have began July 17, but three weeks and a whole lot of drama later, the Green Bay Packers traded Brett Favre to the New York Jets, 10 years ago today.
ESPN took a look back (here) on the deal that led to the rise of Aaron Rodgers, a 2011 Super Bowl championship and a whole lot of heartbreak later — not to mention some interesting cell phone voicemails and “pictures” to a certain Jets sideline reporter, which are not covered in the ESPN story.
This is about the trade itself.