Brett Favre posted a short statement
on his website on Friday night confirming he had arthroscopic ankle
surgery, possibly clearing the way for the quarterback to return to the
Minnesota Vikings next season.
Favre's future has been up in the air
since the Vikings lost to New Orleans in the NFC championship game. He
had said he would need ankle surgery if he wanted to play in 2010, but
there was no word Friday about his playing career.
"This is to confirm that I did have a
procedure to remove some scar tissue and bone spurs from my ankle which
had been bothering me for a period of time," Favre said on his website.
"I appreciate your concerns."
ESPN.com reported Dr. James Andrews
operated on Favre's left ankle at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze,
Fla., on Friday morning.
Favre, who turns 41 in October, is
coming off one of the best seasons of his storied career, throwing for
33 touchdowns and only seven interceptions while guiding the Vikings to a
12-4 record. He is under contract for $13 million next season if he
plays.
The surgery came one day after Favre
visited the Southern Mississippi baseball team in Hattiesburg, Miss.,
and told the Golden Eagles he would return for one more season in the
NFL if they made it to the College World Series for the second
consecutive year.