You never can tell with Brett Favre, but recent events are strongly hinting at another comeback. First, Favre had surgery to repair his throwing shoulder, which he blamed for a not so great first un-retirement from the Jets. His agent, Bus Cook, wouldn’t confirm or deny this, but offered this quote without prompting:
“I would think [the Vikings] would pull out all the stops if they want to get the guy,” Cook said. “I think Brett Favre just brings a whole new ballgame to any ballclub. That’s no reflection on the guys that are on their team at quarterback right now, but Brett’s in a different league than most.”
It’s recently been revealed that Favre’s family and friends have reserved 25 to 30 hotel rooms near Lambeau Field, strangely right around the time the Packers host the Vikings. This could be “just in case,” but that’s the strongest indicator I’ve seen yet, other than him being Brett Favre.
Pat Kirwan of Sirius NFL Radio, who has a close relationship with Vikings head coach Brad Childress, is convinced Favre is coming back and disputed a supposed decision deadline set for this week.
“I heard you talking about Brett Favre, every show has been talking about him,” he said. “I’ve got a couple of things to say. First off, let me make sure I’m clear on this to everyone who is listening. There is no deadline for Brett Favre to come in by Friday. There is zero deadline. The story was made up, it’s not true and trust me on that.”
He then made this confident statement:
“Favre is on his way to Minnesota and it may be around July 15,” Kirwan said. “It might be earlier. Remember how we said first Step 1, ‘Is he healthy enough to play?’ He’s in the process of having that resolved. Step 2, get a contract done. We don’t think that’s going to be a problem either so the first two hurdles are going to be easy to fly over and then come in and be part of this program.”
I would love to hear a quote from Favre himself that’s clear in any way as to whether he’s returning. Something along the lines of, “Yeah, probably. That’s what I usually do.” It’s more likely he’ll “struggle” with the decision right up until the preseason kicks off.
