I just found this article on ESPN and thought you might enjoy it.  Looks like #4 might not be done for good.  He is getting that itch to play.  Retirement looks like it might not be as good as Brett thought.  Either way he is one of the greatest football players and maybe the greatest competitor of all time.

Favre has communicated his potential desire to coach Mike McCarthy but talks have not advanced to a substantive stage, a Packers source said.

The source said the Packers would be reluctant to open the door for Favre because “Brett retired for the right reasons, even though I know his family is tugging on him [to play].” Another source conceded Favre was “getting the itch” to play football in 2008. However, Favre’s agent downplayed the likelihood that the quarterback could un-retire or that he was prepared to report to camp July 28. “As far as I know, right now, Brett Favre is retired and until he tells me something different, that’s what it is,” James “Bus” Cook, Favre’s agent, said. Favre was unavailable for comment. A Packers spokesman said that McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson were on vacation.

Favre has two years remaining on his contract at an average of about $12.5 million per season. His salary is not currently counting toward the salary cap because the Packers placed him on the reserve-retired list.

If Favre decides that he absolutely wants to play this season, the Packers could be confronted with a sensitive issue. The entire offseason has been spent preparing Aaron Rodgers to play quarterback to the point where “the offensive scheme has evolved” and, psychologically, closing the door on Favre’s legendary 17-year career. If the Packers resist a stronger push by Favre to return, sources speculate that the quarterback could press the team to release him from his contract so that he could seek a job with another team. A league official said that Favre could force a decision by asking the Packers, in writing, to reinstate him to active status. The team would have to comply or release him.

Time will tell if he is coming back, I guess we should know over the next week or so.

I feel the football itch coming on, and all I have to say is E-A-G-L-E-S.

Pace