Vikings rookie wide receiver Percy Harvin was sent home from the NFL Rookie Symposium after becoming ill. Harvin reported for the symposium Sunday afternoon but after notifying the medical staff that he was not feeling well, it was recommended that he return home. This is the second time Harvin has become ill after traveling this offseason.

The father of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is in favor of the team getting a better quarterback if it will lessen the pressure on his son. "Anybody who can keep nine guys out of the box would be greatly appreciated," Nelson Peterson said. "I don't care if it's Tarvaris (Jackson), Sage (Rosenfels), Brett Favre or anybody else."

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is open to the possibility of the team signing Brett Favre. "You're talking about a Hall of Fame quarterback, a guy that I grew up watching. I love just the passion he played with," Peterson said. "If he is a part of our team when the season comes around, when training camp comes around, we're going to welcome him with open arms and see where the chips fall." Peterson said he'll tell coach Brad Childress what he thinks, but he isn't going to get himself tangled up in deciding whether to pursue Favre. "I know our coach is going to do his job, and at the end of the day his job is having the best team possible to win games," Peterson said. "That's his job, so I'm going to let him handle his job and I'm going to do my job."

Agent Bus Cook has denied yet another report that Brett Favre has already signed with the Vikings. After denying a report on ProFootballTalk.com earlier this week, Cook shot down a similar report by WCCO-TV. "Nope," Cook said in an e-mail to the Pioneer Press.

Brett Favre has signed an agreement with the Vikings and will take part in training camp next month. A source confirmed the deal to WCCO's Mark Rosen. On Sunday, agent Bus Cook denied a report on ProFootballTalk.com that Favre had signed a deal with Minnesota. The Vikings equipment manager has already ordered number 4 jerseys with Favre's name on them, according to WCCO's source.

Brett Favre is a free agent, and won't need to apply for reinstatement if he does in fact sign with the Vikings. The quarterback hit the free agent market when the Jets released him from the reserve-retired list. "He's a free agent," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Pro Football Talk on Monday.

Agent Bus Cook says reports that Brett Favre already has a contract with the Vikings are untrue. There was a report on Pro Football Talk Sunday that claimed Favre and Minnesota may have already agreed to terms on a deal. Cook told the Pioneer Press that there is "no contract."

A credible source wouldn't deny a rumor that the Vikings have already signed Brett Favre. Pro Football Talk reported the story on Sunday afternoon, claiming that Minnesota and the quarterback are simply waiting to announce the news. PFT got wind of the rumor and went to a source "that would know the truth" in order to investigate. "I will not deny it either, I will leave it at that," the source told Pro Football Talk. If true, it's possible that Favre may have signed a deal with the Vikings, but that the contract hasn't been submitted to the NFL yet.

Vikings head coach Brad Childress proclaimed on Friday that Brett Favre is "pain-free right now." "My understanding is that he is pain-free right now," Childress said during an interview with KFAN-AM 1130. "Does he have the endurance and the stamina in that arm yet? He doesn't know that yet. It's no different than grabbing a golf club for the first time during the year when you rip around 18 holes, and you wake up the next day and your side hurts. You say, 'Geez, I haven't felt that muscle in a while.' So he's got to build some endurance in that and see if he thinks he can get it back to where he wants to get it." Childress added that it is not a foregone conclusion that Favre will sign and play for the Vikings this season.

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf says that Brett Favre's future is in the quarterback's hands. "Right now, it's all up to Brett Favre in terms of where his future is at," Wilf told fans gathered at a "State of the Vikings" event. "I'll just leave it at that."