Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta ( 33rd overall ) .
Simplified: Favre started at the quarterback position for The University of Southern Mississippi for four years until being chosen in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons .