Good news: the Vikings are still in the running for Brett Favre. Despite reports, head coach Brad Childress hasn't given Favre a deadline and even admitted that he's "anxious to see exactly what he's got left in that cannon because he had a pretty good arm as we know."
Yes, the Vikings are interested in the retired quarterback, but other than that, nothing is official. We have not heard from Favre -- yet his agent, Bus Cook, tells us his client is retired. ESPN has reported that Favre underwent surgery to repair damage in his throwing shoulder and was given a deadline of the end of this week to officially return.
"Absolutely not," Childress said on KFAN when asked about a deadline. "Maybe by Deanna [Favre] or somebody like that, but certainly not from me. Not even close. Don't know where that would have dropped out of the sky from."
The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly given Brett Favre an ultimatum, telling him that he has a deadline of this week to sign a contract with the team, or else they'll go into the 2009 season without him. The problem, of course, is that deadlines are only meaningful if they'll be enforced, and no one who has followed this story could really believe that this one will be.
The Minnesota Vikings haven't even tried to hide their lust for Brett Favre. That's how obvious this has all become.
As training camp draws closer, you can expect to see more and more about this burgeoning story. The Vikings want Favre. Favre wants to stick it to the Packers play again. It was only a matter of time before someone stepped up and asked the good people of Minnesota what they wanted.
It's been six days since FanHouse last wrote about Brett Favre and, well, that just won't do. Last we heard, Favre may or may not have talked to Dr. James Andrews about arm surgery in preparation for one more NFL season.
Either way, Favre hasn't come out and said he's done, although no one would believe him if he did. So we wait. Unlike last year, though, when a handful of teams were interested in Favre after he fake retired -- and it became clear the Packers weren't going to give him the job -- this time around, only the Vikings are in the running for the ole gunslinger's services.
And now it's like every other offseason: Favre doesn't know what his NFL future holds, we'll spend months talking about it, and, ultimately, he'll return for one more season. Good times.
The rumors of Brett Favre returning to the NFL are just that according to the quarterback's agent Bus Cook. Cook said he doesn't know if Favre has spoken with Vikings coach Brad Childress or anyone else, but to the best of his knowledge, nothing is happening.
"As far as I know, Brett Favre is still retired," Cook said Thursday afternoon. "If he does decide he wants to play, he can still play at a high level."
Cook said he hasn't spoken with any team regarding Favre's possible comeback.
"ESPN wanted to unretire him, now I see Yahoo has something," Cook said. "Could [Favre] change his mind? I don't know."
Brett Favre has always been able to captivate the football world. Over the last week, his oddly-timed release from the New York Jets (two months or so after announcing his second retirement) has caused a firestorm of drama and speculation.
The football world was all crazy Wednesday, as news surfaced that Vikings head coach Brad Childress was heading to Mississippi. The purpose of his trip was, obviously, to meet with "retired" quarterback Brett Favre amid reports that Favre wants to drive a stake into any hope of Childress retaining his job take the Vikings on a Super Bowl run. Rumors abounded that Childress and Favre were to meet Wednesday night and again Thursday morning. However, there is actual evidence this isn't happening.
Twin Cities television station KMSP, a FOX affiliate responsible for airing most of the Vikings' regular-season games, has footage of Childress walking into the Vikings' facility in Eden Prairie Thursday morning. Well, either that, or the Vikings have two bald men with mustaches working for them.
The owner of the Minnesota Vikings is Zygi Wilf, which means Brett Favre has become The Boy Who Cried Wilf. He also now qualifies as the most persistently annoying athlete in sports, a man in distinct danger of losing his icon status in this country because he CAN'T ... MAKE ... UP ... HIS ... FRIGGIN' ... MIND. After telling us back on Feb. 11 that he truly, honestly, genuinely, emphatically is through with football -- "It's time to leave," he said -- guess what he's doing this week?
He'll be meeting with Vikings coach Brad Childress about returning to the NFL for a 19th season, which would be his second un-retirement in less than a year and further evidence that Favre is dizzier than Courtney Love on a bender.
Good news: the Vikings are still in the running for Brett Favre. Despite reports, head coach Brad Childress hasn't given Favre a deadline and even admitted that he's "anxious to see exactly what he's got left in that cannon because he had a pretty good arm as we know." 
Vikings coach Brad Childress went on a Minneapolis radio station this morning and said there is no deadline for a Brett Favre decision.
The Minnesota Vikings haven't even tried to hide their lust for Brett Favre. That's how obvious this has all become.
It's been six days since FanHouse last wrote about Brett Favre and, well, that just won't do. Last we heard, Favre may or may not have talked to Dr. James Andrews about arm surgery in preparation for one more NFL season. 
Brett Favre isn't going away. Just accept it, cope, and try to move on. Last week, Yahoo! Sports reported that the ole gunslinger was done. A day later, speculation suggested otherwise. 
The rumors of Brett Favre returning to the NFL are just that according to the quarterback's agent Bus Cook. Cook said he doesn't know if Favre has spoken with Vikings coach Brad Childress or anyone else, but to the best of his knowledge, nothing is happening.
The owner of the Minnesota Vikings is Zygi Wilf, which means Brett Favre has become The Boy Who Cried Wilf. He also now qualifies as the most persistently annoying athlete in sports, a man in distinct danger of losing his icon status in this country because he CAN'T ... MAKE ... UP ... HIS ... FRIGGIN' ... MIND. After telling us back on Feb. 11 that he truly, honestly, genuinely, emphatically is through with football -- "It's time to leave," he said -- guess what he's doing this week?
