Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre was typically charming and relaxed -- in both conversation and attire -- and a bit cryptic about his retirement status during a Thursday night appearance on CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman."

Favre, who appeared after a stint by actress Tina Fey, was unshaven and wore jeans, an untucked button-down shirt and a tan blazer while talking with Letterman about topics including playing a college game while hung over, bow hunting before a game at Lambeau Field and, of course, retirement.

Asked whether or not he had retired, Favre laughed and said, "I have retired. Watch TV a lot, don't you?"

Letterman asked whether Favre might start feeling something as minicamps draw closer.

"You know what, not with minicamps," Favre said. "I wasn't excited about it last year. I think when training camp gets close, I will -- something's bound to happen."

Letterman jumped on that.

"You just said, 'Something's bound to happen,' so this makes me think you're not retired."

Said Favre: "Butterflies, or -- I don't know, something's bound to happen."

Letterman then asked: "Let me ask you -- let me put it to you this way, and I don't want to be silly about this, but I guess it's too late for that. If there could be adjustments made for your training summer schedule regimen, would that be of interest to you?"

"Can you get that worked?" Favre asked.

"Yes, yes, I can, I can take care of that," Letterman said.

Outside of the retirement talk, the most interesting part of the interview was the revelation that Favre will be on the cover of "Madden '09," the popular video game by EA Sports.

Here is a full transcript of Favre's nine-minute appearance:

DAVID LETTERMAN: Our next guest is the NFL's only three-time MVP award winner and one of the greatest quarterbacks in football history. From your Green Bay Packers, here's No. 4, Brett Favre. Brett?
(Favre walks out, shakes hands with Letterman)

LETTERMAN: How ya doin'?

BRETT FAVRE: Great.

LETTERMAN: You haven't been here in a long time.

FAVRE: It has been awhile.

LETTERMAN: Been a long, long time. But thank you very much for coming back. I know you're ...

FAVRE: Thanks for having me.

LETTERMAN: You're not busy now, are ya? You're probably always busy. What do you do now, this time of year? What is that like?

FAVRE: Ah, nothing really. Drive my daughter to school in the mornings, go back, we have 400 acres, and I just do little things around ...

LETTERMAN: You growing stuff on on the 400 acres? You raising stuff? What are you doing?

FAVRE: Not really, not really (laughter). Not yet.

LETTERMAN: You like to hunt and stuff like that?

FAVRE: I do.

LETTERMAN: Any time that you were late for a game because you were out hunting? I guess that's impossible, isn't it? You've got to be at the game. You can't be out hunting and show up late.

FAVRE: No, I haven't been late, no. Thought about it.

LETTERMAN: Have you ever go hunting on the day of a game?

FAVRE: Um, I have to admit, yes.

LETTERMAN: Really? Wow.

FAVRE: I made it back in time.

LETTERMAN: What were you hunting, and where? Tell us about it.

FAVRE: I was just outside Green Bay. I was bow hunting, didn't kill anything.

LETTERMAN: You were like in, what, the parking lot? Where were you? (laughter)

FAVRE: A little bit further out. I think we were plyaing the Bears that week.
(Letterman laughs, crowd cheers)

LETTERMAN: Oh, golly. So you've been hunting, you come in ...

FAVRE: I think we lost to the Bears that week.

LETTERMAN: Let's talk about the game, it was a tremendous game for New York, Eli Manning and the Giants come to Lambeau, and it's 160 degrees below zero,

FAVRE: Yes it was.

LETTERMAN: With a 70 mile an hour wind. And everybody, even Giants supporters, believed, because Packers were very hot then, that you guys would prevail. What happened there exactly?

FAVRE: They played well, give them a lot of credit. I felt like most people, I thought we would prevail in those conditions -- at home, cold. I mean, this is what it's all about. But that wasn't the case. Eli played well, the Giants had been playing well, progressively had gotten better and better and better. We played them the second game of the year, they didn't play very well, but I give them a lot of credit. They played extremely well, not only in Green Bay but in Dallas and Tampa, and beat the best team in football in New England.

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Posted by glorianne on April 28, 2008 at 8:03 a.m. (report)

What a wonderful thing it is to have had the privilete of knowing this hero, Brett Favre, both for young people, and for old folks as well He is worth admiring and emulating. Brett Favre has all the qualities of a truly great human being, an asset to the universe for sure. I see him some day coaching high school football, being the role model and the mentor his father was to him. What a tribute he is already, to his dad, to his family, and to the youth who learn from a man who was all he could be and more. Not perfect, that's what makes him so wonderfully human, overcoming hardships, accepting the challenges of being human; that is what makes a truly a great man. What an honor to have had him part of the Packers history and lore.

Posted by Poeartemer on April 26, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (report)

Favre is a class act!!!!! I sure am going to miss him!!! The only reason I watched the Packers was to see Brett Favre!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by LegallyBlonde on April 25, 2008 at 8:46 a.m. (report)

"Excuse me, but I believe that Jacket belongs to Mr. Gilmore!"