Favre is Back in Town; Will Play For 2010?

August 17, 2010 | Filed underVikes Fantasy,Vikes News & Rumors,Vikings | Posted by

The Star Tribune reported early Tuesday that kicker Ryan Longwell, guard Steve Hutchinson and defensive end Jared Allen were all absent from the Minnesota Vikings’ morning practice and were en route to Hattiesburg, Miss., for a visit with quarterback Brett Favre.

By mid-day Favre was on a private jet headed to Eden Prairie.

In addition, this message appears on officialbrettfavre.com: “Thank you for visiting Brett Favre’s website. We are awaiting a statement soon from the Vikings. As soon as this is available we will pass it along.”

Some reports say the Vikings sent their trio of players to lure and/or beg Favre to return for another season.  Truth is, nobody knows the real story…. yet.

Some truly believe Favre was uncertain about playing and some believe Favre was inevitably coming back, but the team wanted him up as soon as possible.  Who knows.

One thing for sure is Dr. James Andrews cleared Favre for play last week, although Favre reportedly was not feeling ready to return on Monday.  Favre did say he would return to the Vikings to play in the 2010 season if his ankle checked out fine.

It appears the team will not hold a press conference or release a statement Tuesday, but the news of Favre returning for another season is no secret.  Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe, tackle Bryant McKinnie and receiver Bernard Berrian has posted and responded to Twitter messages about Favre since his arrival.

None of the messages suggested Favre was retiring and every bit suggested Favre is playing another year.

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  • jeff

    I think my personal plea to Brett Favre is what brought him back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dEMk6hMTDc

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  • http://TwinsTarget.com TwinsTarget

    I’m sorry, but that headline is very misleading. There has been no official statement from either Favre or the Vikings claiming that No. 4 will play the 2010 season for Minnesota. You even said so in the last lines of the article: “None of the messages suggested Favre was retiring and every bit suggested Favre is playing another year.”

    Right: “SUGGEST” he will play another year. Be careful what you claim, Nam, especially in a fact-based article like this.

  • Nam Huynh

    Blogs arguably have a new set of rules… ask profootballtalk. Hardly misleading though.. I did mention there was no official statement. I will add a question mark to the headline to make you happier.

  • Nam Huynh

    That was a joke about the profootballtalk, btw. I wanted to make sure you know I was joking. IF you check my other headlines, I don’t mislead like this one. I usually add question marks to “unofficial” things like that. Either way, I’m just a little blog that uses AP-Style 1/2 the time.

  • http://TwinsTarget.com TwinsTarget

    This isn’t a matter of AP style. Anyway, thanks for making the change. I just didn’t want other people to assume that Favre has committed to playing and then yell at you if he changed his mind again.

    Admittedly, this isn’t likely, but it’s good to have your bases covered. (Though now it appears Longwell has gone on the record, making my whole point moot.) Sorry for troubling you!