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.

Vernon Gholston's holdout lasted one day and two practices. The New York Jets signed the No. 6 overall pick to a multi-year deal Friday, in time for the defensive end to be on the field with his teammates for the start of practice on the second day of training camp. "Vernon is in the building," Coach Eric Mangini said. "He signed; he'll practice, so that process ? which was long ? is through, and now he can move forward and we can get him on the field and really start the intense teaching."

The Jets and representatives for their first-round pick, pass-rushing linebacker Vernon Gholston, are close to a deal that could put Gholston on the practice field as early as today or tomorrow. Gholston, who is in New York, is said to be eager to report, especially after he missed nearly all of the offseason program because he had to wait until his class at Ohio State finished out the semester. He was the No. 6 pick in April's draft.

The Jets placed disgruntled tight end Chris Baker on the active-physically unable to perform list on Monday, along with backup linebacker Jason Trusnik, according to an Associated Press report.

The New York Jets have agreed to terms with first-round pick, tight end Dustin Keller, according to ESPN.com. Keller was the 30th selection in the first round and his signing leaves the Jets with only one unsigned rookie, defensive end Vernon Gholston, who was the sixth pick in the draft. Camp begins Wednesday for the Jets.

Quarterback Erik Ainge, the Jets? fifth-round draft pick, signed a contact with the team Thursday, according to an Associated Press report.

The Jets on Wednesday signed cornerback Dwight Lowery, their fourth-round pick in this year?s draft, as reported by Yahoo.com. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Jets will not pursue Brett Favre if the Packers ultimately decide to trade or release the quarterback, according to a report in The New York Daily News. "It's a long shot right now that the Jets have any interest. I wouldn't spend any time on that," an NFL source familiar with the Jets' said Saturday. "I can't rule out 100% they won't have interest, but I would say it's 90%-95%. I would be very surprised if he wound up with the Jets."