Report: Jets can reportedly talk to Favre

Retired quarterback set to report to Packers training camp Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images Quarterback Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers listens to a question at his retirement press conference on March 6. GREEN BAY, Wis. - The New York Jets have received permission to talk with retired quarterback Brett Favre ESPN is reporting. Speculation on a potential new home for Favre has centered on Tampa Bay, but the Jets have emerged as a potential trade partner. On Friday, Jets coach Eric Mangini brushed off — but didn’t deny — an ESPN.com report that the Jets had been given permission to talk to Favre. “With all discussions, those things are internal and that really hasn’t changed,” Mangini said, adding that he and Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum talk every night about “a lot of different things” but always keep them... [read full story]