Burned bridges: AFC East's largest pile of cinders?
Brett Favre's decison to join the rival Minnesota Vikings and honk off the Cheeseheads got us thinking:
What are some of the greatest bridge-burning moves in NFL history?
Let's do our part by coming up with the top defections from the AFC East.
Buffalo Bills star Thurman Thomas signing with the Miami Dolphins comes to mind.
The Patriots and Jets are rife with recent flipping.
There was Jets coach Bill Parcells plucking Curtis Martin from the Patriots, the infamous resignation note on a napkin when Bill Belichick jilted the Jets for the Patriots, Eric Mangini's feud with Belichick.
Those are just a few to get you started. Leave your nomination in the comments section below or drop a note in the AFC East mailbag. I'll gather the suggestions, select a winner and take a look back with a story here on the AFC East blog.
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