Green Bay Packers star Brett Favre recently revealed that he suffered "thousands" of concussions during his NFL career. The Hall of Famer appeared on The Bubba Army radio show and said that he likely suffered a concussion every time his head bounced off the turf, but was able to battle through the pain and keep going."Concussions happen all the time.You get tackled and your head hits the turf, you see flashes of light or ringing in your ears but you're able to play -- that's a concussion. So, based on that, [I've suffered] thousands. Had to be, because every time my head hit the turf, there was ringing or stars going, flash bulbs ... but I was still able to play," Favre said via TMZSports.Back when Favre was playing, the guidelines for player safety and flags for personal fouls such as hitting players helmet to helmet were not as stringent.NFL fans were quick to poke fun at the Hall of Fame quarterback for his comments.Funches is in KC Aug 11-13@RonFunchesNow someone explain consent to him. twitter.com/tmz/status/155…TMZ@TMZBrett Favre says based on his newfound understanding of concussions, he believes he suffered "thousands" during his 20-year NFL career. tmz.me/Fm4A49F47819Brett Favre says based on his newfound understanding of concussions, he believes he suffered "thousands" during his 20-year NFL career. tmz.me/Fm4A49FNow someone explain consent to him. twitter.com/tmz/status/155…patrick (wait and see stars fan)@callmeursa@TMZ Brett..Bretthew…Brettherford do you understand that would mean every single time you got tackled you got a concussion?1@TMZ Brett..Bretthew…Brettherford do you understand that would mean every single time you got tackled you got a concussion?Porterhouse@AleHousePorter@TMZ CTE mush also effect one’s ability to count8@TMZ CTE mush also effect one’s ability to countCaleb Buckingham@Buckaround@TMZ 🤣 between 400-500 games played that’s an average of 2 concussions a game. Brains lost all the ability to do math from those thousand concussions37@TMZ 🤣 between 400-500 games played that’s an average of 2 concussions a game. Brains lost all the ability to do math from those thousand concussionsCocky Fins CEO@AquaOrangeBlood@TMZ That explains the interceptions1@TMZ That explains the interceptionsJ@CoWbOyZNaTiOn13@TMZ So basically he’s saying he suffered about 3 concussions per game lol. His math is so bad maybe he’s right.8@TMZ So basically he’s saying he suffered about 3 concussions per game lol. His math is so bad maybe he’s right.BoomHoward@BoomHoward4@TMZ Putting together an excuse case I see@TMZ Putting together an excuse case I seeSean Malewicki@seanmalewicki@TMZ I'll tell you what... with a quote like that, he's def had at least a few1@TMZ I'll tell you what... with a quote like that, he's def had at least a fewmoE@realmoe0@TMZ Clown 🤡@TMZ Clown 🤡Nico Jameson@nicojameson3@TMZ I believe he's suffered a lot of them since "thousands" is such a stupidly ridiculous number. Did he get a concussion every time he played a down?@TMZ I believe he's suffered a lot of them since "thousands" is such a stupidly ridiculous number. Did he get a concussion every time he played a down?Brett Favre's comments speak of a different eraGreen Bay Packers 2006 HeadshotsThe Hall of Famer's comments have clearly gotten the attention of fans on social media. We know how much importance is placed on players' health and safety now in the NFL. CTE is a major issue that many former players have dealt with.The game was more violent than what it is today. Big collisions where two players went full throttle into tackles are a thing of the past. Quarterbacks are also protected better than they ever were.Pat McAfee@PatMcAfeeShowBrett Favre said he believes he suffered thousands of concussions during his NFL career#PMSLive27120Brett Favre said he believes he suffered thousands of concussions during his NFL career#PMSLive https://t.co/pfnXySdIrQThe league is doing its best to make the game safer. Even in training camp, offensive and defensive linesmen are required to wear foam helmets around their actual helmet in case of an accidental collision.Teams are not allowed to have any contact whatsoever during the first three days of training camp. Favre probably exaggerated when he said he suffered thousands of concussions, but he likely sustained a few major ones, given the nature of the league at the time.