Rodgers staying out of soap opera

Packers open camp, ready for life after Favre

In this Jan. 16 file photo, Green Bay quarterbacks Brett Favre (4) and Aaron Rodgers talk during practice in Green Bay, Wis. Favre is reportedly telling the Packers he plans to report to training camp this weekend.

? With the Brett Favre standoff still simmering, Aaron Rodgers took his place Monday as the Packers’ new starting quarterback.

Rodgers is trying to ignore what has become a daily soap opera involving the three-time MVP. Favre is considering filing for reinstatement with the NFL and reporting to camp this week, a move likely intended to pressure Green Bay to grant him his release – something the Packers refuse to do – or trade him.

The NFL had not received reinstatement paperwork from Favre as of Monday evening.

“I feel like this is really between Brett and the organization, and I’m just trying to stay focused on the things I can control,” Rodgers said after the team’s first practice at camp.

General manager Ted Thompson spoke twice with Favre on Saturday, for about 45 minutes each time. They decided it would be best for Favre to stay away from Green Bay for now.

“We still have not gotten to the point where we agree on what the best option is,” Thompson said Monday. “We have sort of agreed to disagree, and at that time he suggested he would probably delay coming to training camp for at least a couple of days to see how things worked out.”