B.J. Raji, a first round pick of the Packers, says that a holdout won't keep him away from training camp. "There will be no problem, as far as holding out on my end," Raji said. "I'm a rookie but from what I've been told, holdouts are not necessarily a good thing. Especially a rookie coming in, you can't afford to miss a week or two of training camp, especially when you're trying to find a way to get on the field. Yeah, that's my agency, but I'm in control, not the other way around."

The Packers drafted Boston College's B.J. Raji to play nose tackle in their 3-4 defense. However, Raji is getting a lot of work at left end. Instead, Ryan Pickett has been playing nose tackle.

The Packers are believed to be finalizing a contract extension with wide receiver Greg Jennings. The extension would keep him in Green Bay through the 2012 season. Jennings will reportedly make $27 million in additional money as part of the deal. In the final year of his rookie contract, he was set to make $535,000. Both sides have agreed to terms, but language of the contract still has to be worked out.

Packers general manager Ted Thompson wouldn't take it personally if Brett Favre suits up for the Vikings season. "No," Thompson said when asked by ESPN. "No, no, no." Regardless, the general manager admitted that the Favre situation has been a tough one for the organization. "It was a tough time," Thompson said. "A tough time for everybody."

The Packers are in negotiations with wide receiver Greg Jennings on a new contract. "We've been working on some things. We're coming pretty close, as far as my understanding is, to some type of a deal," Jennings said Monday. "But when I say close, we could still be far ... if that makes sense. But I think we're coming close. You just never know how long 'close' can take to actually closing the deal." Jennings has been looking for a new deal since the end of the 2008 season. "He's a good player and he's a good guy. He always has been," Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson said. "He was raised in a strong family and he seems to be pretty well-grounded. ... He's an established player."

Packers safety Nick Collins showed up for the team's mandatory minicamp on Monday. However, he still doesn't consider his contract situation resolved. Collins said Monday that he was happy to be back after skipping all but one of the team's voluntary workouts and was committed to the team.

The Packers turned a $20.1 million operating profit last year despite the country's struggling economy. Green Bay is the NFL's only publicly owned franchise. The team still managed $4 million in net income for the fiscal year ending March 31, down from $19.4 million in the previous year. "We have been able to weather it OK," Packers treasurer Larry Weyers said. "We're still a strong institution and we still have the strength to support football operations and maintain the quality of our football team."

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes that Brett Favre should continue playing he if truly wants to. "If Brett wants to play, then he should play," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "That's kind of all I have to say about that. Other than that, he's one player on one team that we play twice a year."

A member of the Favre family has booked a few dozens rooms at the Midway Motor Lodge near Lambeau Field for the weekend of Nov. 1. The Vikings are scheduled to travel to Green Bay to play the Packers that weekend, which only feeds into rumors that Brett Favre will sign with Minnesota in the coming weeks. The arrangements were reportedly made by a member of the Favre family roughly two months ago. "They called and said if he goes to Minnesota they definitely want to be at the game," said Doug Warpinski, the Ashwaubenon hotel's manager.

The Green Bay Packers will consider selling sponsorship space on their practice Jerseys, according to team officials. "It is a new opportunity for sponsors who want to get involved with the Packers in a very meaningful way," said Laura Sankey, Packers' senior vice president of marketing and sales. The NFL has made it clear that teams cannot sell such patches for game jerseys.