GREEN BAY, WI - JANUARY 20: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers throws the ball during the NFC championship game against the New York Giants on January 20, 2008 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay Packers trade veteran quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

GREEN BAY, WI - JANUARY 20: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers throws the ball during the NFC championship game against the New York Giants on January 20, 2008 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay Packers trade veteran quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets.

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  1. In this photo released by HBO, former New York Jets and Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, left, talks with commentator and talk show host Joe Buck in an interview on "Joe Buck Live," Monday, June 15, 2009, in New York. In his first public comments since retiring from the New York Jets in February, Favre said he will know in several weeks whether his surgically repaired arm will allow him to come out of retirement again.
  2. In this photo released by HBO, former New York Jets and Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, left, talks with commentator and talk show host Joe Buck in an interview on "Joe Buck Live," Monday, June 15, 2009, in New York. In his first public comments since retiring from the New York Jets in February, Favre said he will know in several weeks whether his surgically repaired arm will allow him to come out of retirement again.
  3. File - New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre watches from the sidelines against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game in this Dec. 21, 2008 file photo taken in Seattle. Earlier this week, Minnesota Vikings President Mark Wilf acknowledged the team's interest in Favre.
  4. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson smiles as he talks with campers during a group photo shoot at his football camp in Norman, Okla., Friday, June 26, 2009. Peterson said he would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota with open arms if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second-straight year and sign with the Vikings.
  5. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson gestures as he answers a question in Norman, Okla., Friday, June 26, 2009. Peterson said he would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota with open arms if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second-straight year and sign with the Vikings.
  6. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson answers a question in Norman, Okla., Friday, June 26, 2009. Peterson said he would welcome Brett Favre to Minnesota with open arms if the quarterback decides to come out of retirement for the second-straight year and sign with the Vikings.
  7. FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2008, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Greg Jennings celebrates after scoring his second touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla. Jennings and the Packers agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract extension on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, and he didn't have to boycott the offseason program or training camp to get it.
  8. In this photo taken on Sept. 30, 2007, Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins is seen during the first half of an NFL football game in Green Bay, Wis. Collins showed up for the team's mandatory minicamp, though he clearly doesn't consider his contract situation resolved. Collins said Monday June 22, 2009, that he was happy to be back after skipping all but one of the team's voluntary workouts and was committed to the team.
  9. Green Bay Packers quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Matt Flynn, right, drop back to pass during the Packers minicamp on Monday, June 22, 2009, in Green Bay, Wisc.
  10. Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy talks with quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the Packers football minicamp on Monday, June 22, 2009, in Green Bay, Wisc.
  11. Green Bay Packers B.J. Raji (90) puts the pressure on quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the Packers Mini camp on Monday, June 22, 2009, in Green Bay.
  12. Green Bay Packers Donald Driver works out during the Packers football minicamp on Monday, June 22, 2009, in Green Bay, Wisc.
  13. FILE - In this July, 13, 1952, file photo, New York Gians Jim "Dusty" Rhodes, left, speaks with manager Leo Durocher on the dugout steps during a baseball game in Cincinnati. Rhodes, who helped the New York Giants win their last World Series title in 1954, died on Wednesday June 17, 2009, of cardiopulmonary arrest at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, the Clark County coroner's office said Thursday, June 18, 2009. He was 82.
  14. FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1954 file photo, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, left, jokes with pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes in the clubhouse after the Giants' 5-2 win in 10 innings over the Cleveland Indians Game 1 of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. Rhodes' 10th-inning three-run homer clinched the victory. Rhodes, who helped the Giants win their last World Series title in 1954, died on Wednesday June 17, 2009, of cardiopulmonary arrest at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, the Clark County coroner's office said Thursday, June 18, 2009. He was 82.se.
  15. FILE - In this Sept. 29, 1954, file photo, New York Giants baseball players converge on pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes, top center, as he comes in to score after hitting a 10th inning three-run home run to give the Giants a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 of the World Series opener at the Polo Grounds in New York. Rhodes, who helped the Giants win their last World Series title in 1954, died on Wednesday June 17, 2009, of cardiopulmonary arrest at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, the Clark County coroner's office said Thursday, June 18, 2009. He was 82.
  16. NEW YORK - JUNE 17: Head coach Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants looks on before the New York Yankees play the Washington Nationals on June 17, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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