Mankato, Minn. ? While Brett Favre waffles in Mississippi, his presumptive teammates are sweating through training camp in Minnesota.

It’s business as usual for the Vikings.

Two veteran quarterbacks, Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels, are in limbo, trying to prepare for the season while answering questions about being a placeholder for Favre. They’ve done it before, and say it hasn’t been a distraction even through all the twists and turns this week.

Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, said Wednesday that Favre will play if his surgically repaired ankle is healthy enough. That news came less than 24 hours after a player said Favre was texting teammates and officials in the organization to say he was planning to retire.

Jackson, who would be the starter if Favre couldn’t return, smiled and cracked a joke about all of the developments, clearly comfortable in the middle of the situation again.

“It’s kind of part of my life now. I actually might miss it,” Jackson said with a smile. “It’s his decision. He deserves however long he takes to make the decision. It’s on him and I’m just going to come out here and try to get better.”

Vikings coach Brad Childress said his team is focused, and Favre’s indecision will not be a hindrance.

“It is not going to be detrimental within our team group,” Childress said. “Everybody on the outside can bat it around however you want to. It’s not going to be detrimental because we talk. Our team talks. We know we are in a forming stage right now, with older folks, veterans, with guys that are just trying to make an impact.

“It is not detrimental because all those guys have enough things to worry about themselves and moving forward.”

Jackson has been taking most of the snaps with the starting offense in training camp.