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. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

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.

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  1. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass in the second half against his former team the Green Bay Packers during a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  2. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre throws a pass against his former team the Green Bay Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin in this November 1, 2009 file photo. Favre returned to the Green Bay for the first time wearing the Vikings' purple and walked away with a 38-26 win. For some in this tight-knit Midwestern town, where many are shareholders in the NFL's only community-owned team, Favre's signing with the despised Vikings in August for $25 million was a slap in the face bordering on high treason. For others, the 40-year-old Favre's return represented a chance to thank the future Hall of Famer, who led the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, winning it all in 1997.
  3. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) scores on a one yard a touchdown run to put the Vikings in the lead against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.
  4. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sits on the bench and studies the playbook after a fumble by Vikings center John Sullivan gave the Green Bay Packers possession in the first quarter of the Vikings 38-26 over the Packers in a NFL football game at Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin November 1, 2009.
  5. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) walks between players from the Green Bay Packers after the Vikings scored their first touchdown in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis. ** ST. PAUL OUT MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT MAGS OUT.
  6. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre raises his arms to the Lambeau Field crowd after the Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers 38-26 in an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis.
  7. GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 01: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings signals touchdown after teammate Adrian Petersen #20 scored during the first quarter of the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  8. MINNEAPOLIS - OCTOBER 5: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball during an NFL game against the Green Bay Packers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, on October 5, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  9. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre (4) hands over the ball to running back Adrian Peterson (L) during the first half of their NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5, 2009.
  10. MINNEAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 27: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, on September 27, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  11. MINNEAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 27: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, on September 27, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  12. MINNEAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 27: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the ball during an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, on September 27, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  13. GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 1: Al Harris #31 of the Green Bay Packers shakes hands with Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Vikings defeated Packers the 38-26.
  14. GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 1: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with teammate Adrian Peterson #28 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Vikings defeated the Packers 38-26.
  15. GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 1: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Vikings 38-26.
  16. GREEN BAY, WI - NOVEMBER 1: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates with teammate Adrian Peterson #28 against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 1, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Vikings defeated the Packers 38-26.

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