The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, citing a source close to the situation, on Wednesday reported the Packers were considering seeking a Brett Favre deal with one of their rivals, most likely the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears, if all else fails. That follows reports that the Packers on Wednesday offered Favre a substantial sum of money -- as much as $20 million over several years -- to stay retired.

At the meeting with Brett Favre and Bus Cook, Mark Murphy floated the idea of paying the quarterback as much as $20 million over 10 years to stay retired, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette and WTMJ in Milwaukee. That option apparently wasn't embraced.

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy traveled to Hattiesburg, Miss., for a Wednesday morning meeting with Brett Favre and his agent, James "Bus" Cook. The meeting between Murphy and the Favre camp comes a day after Favre faxed his request for reinstatement to the league office, following through on the statements made during the offseason that he wanted to end his brief retirement. League spokesman Randall Liu confirmed through The Associated Press that the NFL had received the request, which was earlier reported by NFL Network's Adam Schefter. "It's obviously the first step in Brett coming back, but we'll deal with that once he is reinstated," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "We'll definitely have a plan in order. ... We'll address everything, as far as the details about how Brett Favre fits into our future plans, when he arrives here in Green Bay."

Brett Favre followed through on his statements that he wanted to come out of retirement by faxing his reinstatement letter to the NFL on Tuesday, a source close to the quarterback told ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Favre's actions now force Packers' General Manager Ted Thompson to make a decision. Favre told Mortensen on Sunday that the GM had pleaded with the quarterback not to show up at camp on Sunday, so that the situation could be resolved. "I asked Ted [Saturday], 'Am I welcome in the building if I report?' And Ted was just about shattered," Favre said. "He said, 'Brett, you can't do that -- you'll get me fired.' I told him I'm not trying to get anybody fired. So Ted asked me to let the guys report and let's try to resolve this over the next two or three days."

Running back Ryan Grant does not have a contract in place and skipped the first practice of Packers' training camp Monday, according to an Associated Press report.

Brett Favre is giving the Packers until Tuesday or Wednesday to work out a trade, or he will report to their training camp. A source close to Favre confirmed reports on SI.com and ESPN.com that Favre planned to report to the Packers? training camp Sunday but that General Manager Ted Thompson asked whether he?d wait a couple days to see whether he could make a trade to resolve the impasse. ?He doesn?t want to be a distraction to the guys,? the source close to Favre said, ?but no matter what he does it will be a distraction. The last thing he wants is to hurt the guys, but if he wants to play he has to start practicing.?

Ted Thompson asked Favre for a list of teams he'd accept a trade to on Saturday -- for at least the second time -- and Brett Favre would not give him one.

Bucs Coach Jon Gruden couldn?t bring himself to end the speculation that Brett Favre will wind up in a Bucs' uniform. Asked yet again if he could say definitively that the Bucs have moved on from Favre and will go with Garcia as their quarterback this year, Gruden said, ?That wouldn?t be fair to Brett Favre."

Brett Favre didn't report to the Green Bay Packers' training camp Sunday, temporarily easing tensions in the three-time MVP's ongoing standoff with the team. Packers' spokesman Jeff Blumb confirmed Sunday that Favre did not report to camp with Packers players, who were required to report at 7:30 a.m. CDT. ? Favre expected to submit letter of reinstatement ? Favre's retirement and comeback timeline ? Favre's most memorable moments ? Photos: Favre through the years ? Video: Collection of Favre memories ? Video: Best of Favre highlights ? Video: Best of Favre: 2007 ? Favre: Bio | Player page | NFL records Favre told si.com that Packers General Manager Ted Thompson had asked him for "a couple of days" to resolve the situation. "I agreed to do that," Favre told the site. "I don't want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football." That agreement, presumably, would be a trade. The New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have emerged as two potential trade partners for the Packers, and Favre told si.com that he would consider a trade to any team.

The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Friday. Also Friday, a Packers source told Mortensen that Favre informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning to report to the team's training camp this weekend. The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have expressed interest in Favre, according to a Packers source.