Favre Watch 2009

Day 123

Our latest Favre Watch item is still centered around Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. It comes from Rick Alonzo from the Pioneer Press.

Brett Favre's agent said Friday he believes the quarterback's surgically repaired arm will be fine, but he's still not sure whether Favre wants to return to play football.

The comments came after ESPN.com reported that, according to an unidentified source, a Vikings trainer and a member of the coaching staff will travel to Hattiesburg, Miss., in a few days to work with Favre. The Vikings want to gauge the progress of Favre's throwing arm after he had arthroscopic surgery last month to repair a partially torn biceps tendon.

Favre has started throwing footballs again, but apparently he's still uncertain whether he will be able to play this season.

Favre's agent, Bus Cook, told West Virginia TV station WSAZ: "Whether he plays anymore or not, I don't know. . . . I don't know because I'm not sure that Brett is sure what he wants to do. Physically, I think he'll be fine, maybe a couple of weeks. But we will know one way or the other. Then again, does he still want to play?

"Can he play? Absolutely. He's still as good as anybody in the business, even at 40 years old. It's just whether or not he wants to go play or not."

Cook's comments that Favre should be healthy is just the latest strong indication that the future hall of famer is likely to sign with Minnesota.

Vikings coach Brad Childress was evasive when asked Thursday about wanting to see Favre throw before moving forward.

"I am not that anxious," to see Favre throw, Childress said. "I am not going to lose any sleep or anything. I don't need mood elevators or anything like that. But you always would want to see that, yeah."Asked whether the Vikings had plans to see Favre throw, Childress said: "Again, that is down-the-road stuff. The guy is retired right now and you would have to talk to him about that."

Childress restated Thursday that he did not impose a deadline of this week on Favre to decide whether to join the team, as ESPN.com had reported.

Childress declined to say how long he might be willing to let the Favre saga play out before making a final determination.

A Vikings spokesman said Friday the team would have no comment on the ESPN report.