The blogosphere exploded once again with news of future Hall of Fame quarterback telling undisclosed Minnesota Vikings teammates that he would not play in 2010 and retire from the NFL. Tuesday was an incredibly slow news day in the sports world, and really needed something like a Favre retirement story to get things going. It’s the time of year before the MLB division races really start heating up, NFL teams are just reporting to training camp, and sports media is hungry for any story with legs. ESPN was so desperate for a story they had Mike Golic run suicides to show how out of shape Albert Haynesworth is heading into Redskins camp. However, as soon as reports started trickling out that Favre could be retiring the interwebs went nuts. “Brett Favre” immediately started trending worldwide. Could this be the final retirement of a certain #4? It seems the Brett Favre saga is just heating up. While coaching practice at the local high school in Hattiesberg, Mississippi, Favre told the media that if his ankle is healed he will play this season. The 40-year-old meets with his surgeon next week to discuss his ankle next week. Get ready for some more Favre retirement madness people.