Rumors of another pending Brett Favre retirement were soaring on Tuesday -- along with a major dose of skepticism -- but by Wednesday morning those reports were brought down to Earth by Favre himself. ESPN's Ed Werder spoke with the future Hall of Famer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi about his immediate future.
Favre told Werder he plans to play for the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 if his surgically repaired left ankle is ready to go. There are still questions, however, when/if that ankle will be ready. We may have more information soon, though. According to Favre's agent Bus Cook, the veteran QB has an appointment next week with Dr. James Andrews, who performed the surgery in May. No timetable, however, was given for when results of that exam would be shared with the media.
Favre also denied Wednesday morning he had sent text messages to his Vikings teammates and team officials on Monday indicating he planned to retire. However, if reports are true from the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the Vikings offered to raise Favre's guaranteed salary by $3 million, with incentives up to another $4 million, if he agreed to play, that's a little hard to believe. Something apparently made the Vikings' brass believe he was considering not playing in 2010.
Regardless of the facts, though, one thing is for sure. Anything Brett Favre says about retiring at this point should be taken with a grain of salt.
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