ShareThisBrett Favre, it seems, will be a Minnesota Viking after all.
A Hattiesburg, Miss. television station reported that Favre boarded a plane Tuesday morning at the Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport. The plane was headed for St. Paul, Minn. Sources said Favre boarded by himself and commented, "We may know something by dinner."
A source also told the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune that Favre is headed to Minnesota.
Favre had informed the Vikings late last month that he had decided to remain retired and would not play for the team in 2009. The longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback had re-retired last February after a year with the Jets but then spent the spring and summer considering a return to the NFL with the Vikings.
It now appears that will happen.
Favre, who played for the New York Jets last season after spending 16 seasons in Green Bay, had surgery to repair a tendon in his right shoulder.
The two sides flirted last summer after Favre decided he had prematurely decided to retire in March 2008. The Packers didn't want Favre back, but weren't about to allow him to play for their archrival.
After a bitter divorce, Favre eventually was traded to the Jets and spent one season in New York before again retiring last February because a partially torn biceps in his throwing arm caused him discomfort late in the season. After leading New York to the brink of the playoffs, Favre and the Jets fell apart in a 1-4 finish that saw him throw 9 interceptions as New York lost the AFC East title to Miami on the final day of the regular season. For the year, Favre completed 343 of 522 passes (65.7 pct. completions) for 3,472 yards with 22 touchdowns and 22 interceptions and a passer rating of 81.0.
The possibility of Favre playing for the Vikings -- and being able to go against the Packers twice a season -- became a reality April 28 when he was released from the Jets' reserve/retired list.
The Vikings made it clear throughout the process that the decision was Favre's, and it became obvious he was serious in late May when he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the tendon. There were numerous reports and rumors that indicated Favre would land in the Twin Cities, including word that a one-year, $10 million contract had been completed and information that Favre would live in a condominium near training camp in Edina, Minn.
(Contact Judd Zulgad at jzulgad(at)startribune.com.)
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