"There's no doubt he can play," he said. "He's in good shape. He's working out. . . . He's healthy, so, if he did, it wouldn't surprise me."
As it stands, there's no graceful way for Favre to return. If he comes back to Green Bay, he's stepping on Rodgers. If the Packers trade Favre, General Manager Ted Thompson is forever the guy who moved Babe Ruth.
Cut Favre loose, and there's a chance he'll wind up in a place such as Tampa Bay or Carolina -- or with one of the Packers' bitter rivals, such as Minnesota or Chicago.
Favre has issued a vague denial of the latest report.
"It's all rumor," he told the Mississippi Sun Herald.
Then again, who could have dreamed Joe Montana would finish his career with Kansas City, Franco Harris would end his in Seattle, Johnny Unitas in San Diego.
But Favre? The greatest Packers icon this side of Vince Lombardi? Oh yes, Lombardi. He ended his career as coach of the Washington Redskins.
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sam.farmer@latimes.com
