The Facts: Although there's been no official announcement, we've been told that Favre has informed the team that he'll be returning for the 2006 season.

Diehards Line:As suggested by the title of the page this report appears on, the "Rumor Mill," we'll remind you to take it as just that. We will add, however, that Profootballtalk editor Mike Florio has a pretty solid track record -- he was the first to report the Randy Moss trade last year and Daunte Culpepper's (predicting it would be a for a second-rounder a month before the fact) this year. ... Stay tuned. More as developments warrant.