Brett Favre left Green Bay on Wednesday, most likely for good. While he has gone home to Mississippi for the time being, he could end up in New York very soon.
Fox Sports reported on its Web site late Wednesday night that the Packers have traded the quarterback to the Jets. The report said the exact compensation wasn’t immediately known, but is believed to be a single draft pick that increases in value depending on New York’s performance during the season.
The Jets declined to comment on the report.
Favre’s agent, James “Bus” Cook, confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press earlier Wednesday that the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers were emerging as the most likely trade destinations for the three-time MVP.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson skipped practice Wednesday morning, and his scheduled early afternoon media availability was postponed indefinitely — signs that a deal could be in the works. Thompson also was not seen at Wednesday night’s practice, although team president and CEO Mark Murphy made an appearance.
Favre was on a private plane that left for Hattiesburg, Miss., at 1:25 p.m. Eastern time. Cook and Favre’s wife, Deanna, also were aboard the plane that landed two hours later. Favre’s family home is near Hattiesburg.
In Mississippi, Favre confirmed that he was considering the Jets and Buccaneers.
“We’re working on it,” Favre said in video posted on Jackson TV station WJTV’s Web site. “Hopefully we can get something resolved. I’ve been saying that for quite a while now. I don’t want to say we’re running out of time, but I need to get into a camp somewhere.”
Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden refused to address speculation that the team was on the verge of a deal for Favre, sidestepping a question about whether he had spoken to Favre Tuesday night.
“I’m not going to talk about it,” Gruden said. “I don’t know anything other than what happened today on the practice field, and I don’t want to address any more speculation at this point. Brett’s situation will resolve itself during the coming days I would assume. But at this point and time, all I can comment on is our football team and what we did today.”
Gruden acknowledged that he’s always willing to explore ways to improve his team.
“We are a good football team,” Gruden said. “We’re trying to become a great one. We’ll do anything we can to get better. And if that involves looking at other players, by George that’s our job. That’s our responsibility.”
Packers coach Mike McCarthy spoke to Favre again Tuesday night, but there was no indication that their conversation did anything to change the fractured relationship between Favre and the franchise.
“It was just very general,” McCarthy said of the conversation with Favre, who was excused from practice Wednesday. “Just how he was doing, where he was with the process, things like that.”
McCarthy said he was happy the rest of his players were getting a chance to move forward.
“We talked about it last night,” McCarthy said. “The players want resolution, they want what everybody wants. To come out here every day and talk about somebody that is not here and then shows up, it’s gone on too long, and understandably so. They want to play football.”
Marshall not talking
Brandon Marshall is content to let his actions — and others — do the talking for him.
A day after the Denver Broncos’ talented but troubled star was suspended for three games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the league’s personal conduct code, Marshall sidestepped several questions about the matter, including whether he felt he needed counseling, which the league suggested.
Marshall also left his coach and quarterback to vouch for his character.
“Brandon is not a bad guy, at all,” quarterback Jay Cutler insisted. “He’s a good guy, he means well. It’s just he’s been in some sticky situations, some things he probably shouldn’t get into. … I think it definitely hit home with this. I don’t expect Brandon to be in any more situations like that for the rest of his career and probably for the rest of his life.”
Marshall was arrested three times in a yearlong span beginning in March 2007. He’s due in court next month for a drunken driving trial and has had two domestic disputes, one of which has been dismissed and another that has yet to produce a formal charge.
The league doesn’t require convictions for the commissioner to suspend a player.
No word on ‘Pacman’
When it comes to Adam “Pacman” Jones’ status, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is treading lightly.
The still-suspended cornerback can play in the preseason for the Dallas Cowboys, who open Saturday night at San Diego. But the team still doesn’t know when it will find out if he will be fully reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for the regular season.
“That’s at (Goodell’s) discretion, and I don’t want to do or say anything that would imply that I’m getting anxious or pushy about it,” Jerry Jones said.
Goodell has said only that a decision on “Pacman” would come before the regular season, and could come as late as the week of the Cowboys’ opener Sept. 7 at Cleveland.

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