Darrell Bevell says after a practice today that Favre will play this season if his ankle allows it. Favre's agent says Favre plans to play if healthy, and Favre will visit his surgeon next week. Earlier reports this week indicated Favre would retire.
Brett Favre (second from left) helps Oak Grove High School football players learn how to slip defenders during their football practice today in Hattiesburg, Miss. Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell says Brett Favre will play this season if his ankle allows it.
Bevell spoke on Wednesday after a morning practice in Mankato. He has been close friends with Favre dating back to when Bevell was the quarterbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers.
Bevell says he has spoken to the 40-year-old quarterback recently, but not in the last 24 hours. He says it's been his understanding all along that if Favre's surgically repaired left ankle heals well enough, Favre will return to play for the Vikings this season.
Favre's agent, Bus Cook, also said Wednesday that Favre plans to play if his health holds up. He says Favre will visit his surgeon, Dr. James Andrews, next week.
Earlier this week, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Favre had told the team he wasn't going to return for a second season in Minnesota.