HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Brett Favre's agent says the three-time MVP understands he would be walking into a media frenzy by showing up for the Green Bay Packers' training camp, but he's willing to deal with that rather than have retirement forced on him.

"He's prepared to deal with it," James "Bus" Cook told The Associated Press yesterday. "He's ready to go back, but he can't go back until the commissioner reinstates him."

That didn't happen yesterday. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is giving the Packers and Favre at least one more day to resolve their standoff before granting the quarterback his reinstatement.

Meanwhile, a pair of potential solutions reportedly were emerging late last night.

The Wisconsin State Journal and ESPN reported that Favre was considering a 10-year, $20 million marketing and licensing deal offer from the Packers — and staying retired. And the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported the Packers and Cook were in "serious" discussions with the New York Jets about a trade.

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported yesterday that Packers officials have had internal discussions about trading Favre to the Minnesota Vikings or Chicago Bears as a "last resort" to resolve the smoldering controversy.

"That's news to me," Vikings coach Brad Childress said yesterday. "Whatever you're hearing, I'm not hearing."

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Steelers: Pittsburgh signed former Pro Bowl kick returner Eddie Drummond yesterday to help bolster what has been a weak special teams unit. Drummond, who grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Penn State, was a Pro Bowl selection with the Detroit Lions after the 2004 season, when he returned two punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns.

Discipline: Wide receiver Chris Henry was suspended by the NFL yesterday for four games but may play the final 12 games of the regular season for any team that signs him. Henry was released by Cincinnati in April after his fifth arrest.

Titans: Tennessee released wide receiver Mike Williams before yesterday afternoon's practice. The Titans signed Williams, the 10th overall pick in the 2005 draft by the Detroit Lions, last Thanksgiving. But conditioning, weight and endurance remained issues for the former University of Southern California star.