The Facts: Following up on an ongoing story. ... Although Green Bay Packers spokesman Jeff Blumb said "the Packers have no reaction" to ESPN's report that Favre has an "itch" to come out of retirement and play for the team again, multiple sources confirmed to the Green Bay Press-Gazette that Favre has inquired about returning to the Packers.

Diehards Line:As peviously noted, Favre dismissed the story as "rumors." There's obviously more to it than that. Per the Press-Gazette, Favre isn't happy that GM Ted Thompson failed to talk him into returning earlier this offseason -- which led to the retirement. The paper also confirms the initial report, that Favre called McCarthy to express his desire to return about two weeks ago but was rebuffed. All offseason, the Packers have done everything possible to try to move on from the Favre era. They chose the regular-season opener on Sept. 8 against Minnesota to retire his jersey. Time and again, HC Mike McCarthy and Thompson have publicly backed Aaron Rodgers as their starter. ... Stay tuned. More undoubtedly to come.