Favre comeback? His comments to hometown paper leave opening

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Brett Favre

Last update: April 9, 2008 - 9:01 AM

There have been doubters ever since Packers star quarterback Brett Favre announced his retirement last month.

And after his interview in today's Biloxi Sun Herald in his native Mississippi, those doubters have reason to feel validated.

Asked whether he would return should the Packers be hit with injuries, the 38-year-old told the newspaper, "It would be hard to pass up, I guess. But three months from now, say that presents itself, I may say, you know what, I'm so glad I made that decision. I'm feeling very comfortable in what I'm doing and my decision."

Favre said he has yet to file his retirement papers with the league because, "to be honest with you, never having retired before, I didn't know you had to do that. ... Once you send them in, yeah, it's official, but you could be unofficial the next day. So it's not like, 'Oh, he's over and done with.' You can change your mind the next day."

As for the timing of his retirement, he said, "I could keep saying one more year, one more year, one more year until something happens or they say, 'Brett, we don't want you anymore.' Or you get hurt. Or whatever. And who knows when that time will be. But I just felt it was the right time.

"Come fall, I may think it ain't the right time. But that's the chance I take. Could I possibly see coming back? I think there's a greater chance of me not playing than there would be of me playing again, especially at 38."

--PAUL WALSH