Green Bay, Wis. ? Brett Favre is coming back for another year.

Favre said Wednesday he would return to the Green Bay Packers next season, putting off any thoughts of retirement.

“I have every intention of coming back,” Favre said after practice Wednesday.

The words “I’ll be back” are scrawled across a photo of Favre on the cover of USA Today Sports Weekly, which hit news stands Wednesday.

Favre is quoted as saying, “Yeah, I’ll be back. I see no reason why I shouldn’t come back and play. It’s a young team with a good future. I still feel I can play with the best of them.”

After leading the Packers to a three-point victory over Minnesota Nov. 2, Favre hinted strongly in an interview with The Associated Press he wanted to keep playing in 2004 and possibly beyond.

He said time he was having fun leading the youthful, revamped offense, and it hadn’t yet hit its peak.

Although he’s not performing to the level at which he became the NFL’s only three-time MVP in the late 1990s — in part because of a broken right thumb — Favre assured he has a lot to give at age 34.

He also is clearly reinvigorated with the Packers (8-6) tied with Minnesota atop the NFC North and vying for a playoff berth.