Favre heads to Green Bay as NFL announces reinstatement

Brett Favre will be reinstated and added to the Green Bay Packers' active roster Monday at noon when the league office is open for business. The NFL announced the move Sunday. Earlier this week, Favre sent a letter to Goodell requesting to be reinstated from the team's reserve/retired list. Commissioner Roger Goodell held off on granting Favre's request for reinstatement for nearly a week, hoping Favre and the team could resolve their differences. By reinstating Favre, Goodell is following through on a recent promise to force action.

"I'm not trying to interject myself," Goodell said in Georgetown, Ky., according to The Associated Press. "I was interjected into it because there was a tampering charge initially. I'm not looking for things to interject myself to. It's an issue that needs to be addressed because of the competing interests. You want to make sure it's done properly and within our rules. This is an issue that ultimately has to be decided between Brett and the Packers."

Favre was expected to report to training camp Monday by 1 p.m. ET, when the Packers say they will be prepared to make a roster move. It could be to add him, trade him or usher him back into retirement if they complete negotiations on a deal. Their potential marketing agreement, worth a reported $25 million over 10 years, could end Favre's bid to return just months after retiring. There had been indications Favre was wavering on the offer and has developed misgivings about the proposed deal because it fails to accomplish his primary objective in deciding to unretire -- namely, it would not put him back on the football field.

The Packers hold Favre's rights until his current contract expires after the 2010 season. Tensions have built between Favre and the team over the past several weeks. Packers coach Mike McCarthy again praised his players for not allowing the Favre situation to distract them. McCarthy said the situation is between Brett and the organization, and the focus now is on improving the situation, but the players and coaches are not involved in it.

"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."

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.