Favre doesn’t report to Packers’ camp

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brett Favre didn’t report to the Green Bay Packers’ training camp Sunday, temporarily easing tensions in the three-time MVP’s ongoing standoff with the team.

Packers spokesman Jeff Blumb confirmed Sunday that Favre did not report to camp with Packers players, who were required to report at 8:30 a.m.

Favre told si.com that Packers general manager Ted Thompson had asked him for “a couple of days” to resolve the situation.

“I agreed to do that,” Favre told the site. “I don’t want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football.”

That agreement, presumably, would be a trade. The New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have emerged as two potential trade partners for the Packers, and Favre told si.com that he would consider a trade to any team.

Packers players were scheduled to attend meetings and take physicals Sunday.

Running back Ryan Grant — an exclusive-rights free agent who has refused to sign a tender offer from the team and is pursuing a long-term deal — also did not report Sunday morning.

Players, coaches and Thompson were not scheduled to meet with reporters until after the Packers’ first practice today.

To report to camp, Favre first would have to file for reinstatement with the league and have his request approved by commissioner Roger Goodell, something that didn’t happen Saturday. Then he’d have to pass a team physical.