Favre and Vikings Colluding

After one season in New York and a strained-bicep induced statement that he was retiring, Brett Favre found himself among the early cuts during post-season roster clearings. Convinced either that Favre's late-season tailspin or his commitment to retire reflected what was left in Favre's professional football career, the Jets released Favre without much plan for a backup--or a starter.One year removed from the NFL's quiet investigation into tampering allegations leveled against Favre and the Minnesota Vikings by the Green Bay Packers, the Vikings and Favre again appear to be talking about bringing the former Packer and Jet quarterback to Minnesota to help sell tickets, spur the team's anemic offense, and salvage the career of head coach Brad Childress.As was true last year is also true this year. Despite the addition of Sage Rosenfels to the team, Favre still would be an upgrade at the quarterback position in Minnesota. Over 32 career games spanning seven NFL seaso...