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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will reinstate Brett Favre on Sunday, according to an ESPN report.
Goodell said Saturday night that we was looking for resolution to this saga sooner than later and that he was willing to force the issue. ESPN also reports that Favre plans to fly to Green Bay on Sunday and report to camp. Once Favre is reinstated, the Packers will have 24 hours to decide whether to release him or add him to their active roster.
"Both parties are talking, the Green Bay Packers and Brett," Goodell said Saturday. "And I think the discussions are moving ahead. I would hope that we would have something resolved by Monday."
"I think we have to force it. I think it's come to the point where there need to be some decisions made on behalf of the Packers, on behalf of Brett, on behalf of all the fans."
Favre submitted a letter requesting reinstatement from the Packers' reserve/retired list Tuesday, but Goodell had held off approving it in hopes that Favre and the Packers could resolve their dispute. Favre had second thoughts about playing this season after retiring in March. But even after three weeks' worth of rising tensions between Favre and the team, he apparently still might stay retired.
Favre had been considering the Packers' offer of a marketing agreement worth a reported $20 million over 10 years. The value of the deal could have been driven even higher during negotiations between Favre and the team over the weekend.
Favre's arrival at camp would create a media frenzy and might force GM Ted Thompson to redouble his efforts to trade him or reconsider his decision not to release him.
The Packers fear Favre would sign with division rival Minnesota immediately after being released, and have filed tampering charges against the Vikings alleging the team had inappropriate dialogue with Favre.
In the most unlikely scenario, Favre would linger on the Packers' roster as a $12 million backup to Aaron Rodgers.
"Primarily, it starts with the fact, does Brett want to play football?" Goodell said. "The second is, do the Packers want him to play for the Packers. Those are the two principal points that have to be resolved. And only two parties can make that determination, not me."
Goodell said both parties are being "reasonable."
"They're difficult, emotional issues," Goodell said. "They're important to the future of both of them."
Packers coach Mike McCarthy again praised his players for not allowing the Favre situation to distract them.
"What's going on between Brett and the organization is something that the players and coaches, we cannot handle," McCarthy said Saturday. "We're not involved in it. I think they did a good job from a responsibility standpoint dealing with it for about two days, but the focus has been on improving."
McCarthy was not pleased with the way the Packers' offense performed in practice Saturday afternoon, making offensive players repeat two periods of practice as defensive players headed for the showers. But McCarthy didn't blame the sub-par performance on the Favre situation.
"Today was our first bump in the road in terms of having too many negative things happen in practice, and I think that's a credit to their focus and their energy level and staying true to, it's training camp," McCarthy said. "Everybody is going through it, and they've done a really good job. No one is really talking about it, frankly."
