Brett Favre...you guessed it...ready for another return

Ahhh, what is a summer without the, now, annual Favre Watch.

Brett Favre might be getting that itch to make a return to the NFL, according to Gil Brandt of NFL.com.

Brandt believes that Favre is looking forward to the idea of another comeback, possibly with the Vikings, who drafted Christian Ponder in the draft, and still have Joe Webb, who impressed down the stretch last season.

It's hard to believe that any team would be interested in the 42 year old quarterback, who ended his iron man streak of consecutive starts last December because of a shoulder injury. Favre looked like a defeated old man, and any team that brings him in would risk hurting the development of any young quarterback.

Rumors have also spread that Carolina, Minnesota, and an NFC West team (think Arizona, or San Francisco) would be curious about Favre. I doubt Carolina will go for him, considering they drafted Auburn's Cam Newton. San Fran and Arizona would be the best places for Favre to go, especially the Cardinals who have a talented team, but need a QB to orchestrate the whole thing.

Plus, there is the lockout. With negotiations getting bleaker and bleaker by the day, it looks like pre-season will be get cut short, or canceled all together. We know Favre doesn't like training camp, but I don't think any team will try to squeeze him in in the last minute among the hectic schedule of a blitzkrieg off-season, if there is one.

I wouldn't count my chickens on this story -- probably just a rumor, but an interesting one at that, because with Favre -- never say never!