ESPN's John Clayton suggests that free agent Brett Favre's answer to the Vikings "may be no for now," but says the door won't be completely shut until training camp in late July.

 

Clayton believes Yahoo!'s report that something happened within the last 24 hours to put talks "on hold." But he isn't ruling anything out like Yahoo! does.

 

The standoff was likely caused by Childress’ requirement that the quarterback attend all Organized Team Activities (OTAs). 

 

The NFL has become more competitive as the revenue stakes have increased. The Vikings must lengthen the offseason programs to stay competitive with other teams. It is becoming a year-round job for players.

 

Brett Favre never has, and probably never will, treat football as a full-time job. Favre has never had to be away from his family that long.

 

He wanted to work out at home in Mississippi. He hired a personal trainer and quarterback coach. He also likes to throw footballs to high school kids.

 

Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian suggested on ESPN today that Favre has enough experience such that he shouldn’t have to attend all activities.

 

But Vikings coaches may see it as a lack of commitment and move on. That would be unfortunate, since the team has only neophyte quarterbacks on the roster.

 

Stay tuned. The Favre drama goes on.