Several days after ESPN.com broke the story that Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre wanted to reverse his March 4 decision to retire; the issue remained relatively silent Monday, at least from the team’s perspective.

General manager Ted Thompson was not in the office and has not returned messages seeking comment.

Also, Favre has not yet publicly stated that he wants to return for an 18th season in the NFL.

However, WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee reported Monday that Favre sent a text message to Thompson on Saturday. The station reported that Thompson’s reply to Favre was that he was on vacation, and the two would have to talk later.

Furthermore, Sports Illustrated football writer Peter King reported on SI.com Monday that Thompson has ignored the phone calls from Favre’s agent, James “Bus” Cook and that the team has sent an intermediary down to talk to Favre in Mississippi. The article also states it was likely that Cook would request that Favre be taken off the NFL’s reserve/retired list within the next 10 days.

The lack of open communication lines between Favre and Thompson is essential, considering that SI.com reported that it was Thompson who convinced Favre to come back after the 2005 season. Favre thought he was done then, but Thompson visited Favre in Hattiesburg, Miss., and urged him to play one more year to give coach Mike McCarthy — then in his first year — a chance. Thompson told Favre the Packers needed him, and Favre decided to return for the 2006 season.

This time, however, it seems the Packers have moved on. The article also said Favre notified McCarthy that he wanted to return within the last couple of weeks and that “an edgy McCarthy told Favre, in their most recent phone conversation a couple of weeks ago, the legendary quarterback would put the Packers in a tough spot by reneging on his March 6 retirement.”