Favre decides not to wear purple and gold

JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS

The purple No. 4 jerseys with "FAVRE" on the back were already in heavy circulation around the Twin Cities and it seemed almost inevitable that Brett Favre would end his second retirement to join the Minnesota Vikings. Then Favre dropped the news that surprised many inside the organization and out when he called Vikings coach Brad Childress on Tuesday to tell him he was staying retired and would not be joining the Vikings for training camp. "The writing on the wall was, as long as his arm was healthy he was going to play," Vikings linebacker Ben Leb...