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Favre plays down Carr comparison: 'He's a little more polished'

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr revered Brett Favre so much growing up that he decided to wear the gunslinger's No. 4 to pay respect.

Carr's teammate, Michael Crabtree, said in early June that the young quarterback reminded him of Favre, calling him "a gunslinger," but the Green Bay Packers legend doesn't see the resemblance.

"I don't know if I consider him a gunslinger," Favre told CSNBayArea.com. "I think he's a little more polished. And I mean that with all due respect. I think he's done a tremendous job in Oakland. I like the way he plays. I think he's a little more polished. I like to watch him. A good player."

Carr responded to Favre's comments via Twitter Wednesday night.

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