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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.

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As the second annual Brett Favre recontemplating retirement talks heat up, or what we at Alldayfootball like to call Favre Watch, more and more reports come out of Minnesota about how Favre will impact the Vikings, how Super Bowl ready they will be if Favre rode in on his tractor hung up his Wrangler Jeans and suited up for one more season.

The most recent installment has Minnesota's governor salivating at the thought of Brett Favre playing football for the Vikings. Gov. Tim Pawlenty says putting the former Green Bay Packer in purple would be fun for fans. He says it would be "a wonderful little salt to rub in the eyes of some of our Green Bay Packer friends."

Pawlenty laid out the scene: "Can you imagine Brett Favre going into Lambeau Field in Viking purple and maybe even wearing No. 4? There would be audible gasps. The would be 60,000 audible gasps."

The possibility of another unretirement seems to be getting closer as Favre is scheduled to meet with Vikings coach Brad Childress about a possible comeback with Minnesota. Childress will be flying down to Mississippi to enjoy some crawfish and Prilosec OTC and try to convince Favre that his arm isn't finished and it was simply the winds in Giants stadium that ruined the end of last season for Favre and the Jets.

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The Associated Press is reporting that Brett Favre was released from the reserve-retired list by the New York Jets on Tuesday night, making the quarterback a free agent if he decides to again come out of retirement.

When Favre was dealt to New York from Green Bay in August, there were conditions in the trade that required the Packers to be compensated if the Jets moved the three-time MVP. Those no longer apply if he signs elsewhere.

The 39-year-old Favre, who spent one disappointing season with New York, had requested the move several weeks ago through agent Bus Cook, but insisted he has no plans to come out of retirement for a 19th season.

"Nothing has changed," Favre said in a statement. "At this time, I am retired and have no intention of returning to football."

Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum also said Favre had not indicated to him any desire to come back.

That, of course, won't stop any of the likely speculation that Favre could end up with any number of teams, especially if the torn biceps tendon that hampered him for much of last season has healed.

After 16 seasons with the Packers, Favre had a tearful retirement in March 2008, but decided to return to football a few months later. Green Bay had already moved forward, anointing Aaron Rodgers the starter as a bitter falling out with Favre ensued.

The Packers traded him to the Jets, injecting excitement into a franchise that hasn't been to a Super Bowl since 1969. Things started off promising as Favre played well and the Jets took over first place in the AFC East, with a playoff run in their sights. But Favre struggled down the stretch with the arm injury as the Jets finished 1-4 and failed to make the playoffs, costing coach Eric Mangini his job.

Favre announced his retirement on Feb. 11, saying he was done with football -- this time for real.

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From Cleveland.com You just knew the Brett Favre drama wasn't over.

The New York Jets have finally released Favre from their reserve/retired list, and while it isn't likely that Favre will return to the NFL as a player, with him, you just never know.

His agent Bus Cook told ESPN that Favre has no plans to end his retirement.
But speculation will rise again if Favre accepts an invitation from his former coach, Eric Mangini, to be a "visitor" to Berea this summer to take in some of the Cleveland Browns' training camp.

Last month, Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini sent out an invitation to Favre. (New York Daily News story) The two apparently have been text messaging and keeping in touch since Mangini was fired by the Jets after last season. Mangini told the Daily News:

"He might come out to training camp to visit. Maybe I will have him do the show team or just hang out. . . . I don't think it would be anything formal. It's not like we are hiring him to run the scout team. I don't think he would be interested in that. He would be more like a visitor. An open invite."

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Eric Mangini has invited Brett Favre to Browns' Training Camp this summer..... as a guest coach.

Mangini told the New York Daily News that he and Favre have been text messaging since they last saw each other December 29, the day the Jets fired Mangini and the day after Favre played his final NFL game.

The two are discussing Favre joining Mangini at Browns camp this summer. Favre couldn't run the practice team because he is still under contract with the Jets, but Mangini didn't rule out Favre being a guest instructor for quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.

Having Favre around a football camp again this summer will only increase the itch of the Annual "Flip Flopper" who can't seem to stay retired. Looks like we are in for another circus this summer and it looks like Eric Mangini is providing the tent.

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21 days since Favre has retired, but #4 is still showing up in the media, We found a report in the Orlando Sentinel, Who have an exclusive interview with the Un-retirable QB.

Favre faces tough questions from children:

"Brett, we know you're retired," the child asked. "But what team are you going to play for next season?"

He also adresses how close he came to ending up in Tampa Bay. Favre also discusses the "itch" to return.

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