And the saga continues.

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In an interview to be aired at 9 tonight on the Fox News Channel, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre told an interviewer that he will not return to Green Bay as a backup quarterback to Aaron Rodgers and that he doesn't want to be traded.

Asked by interviewer Greta Van Susteren about his future, Favre said he wanted to return to professional football, but said he didn't know where.

Favre told Van Susteren, a Wisconsin native and host of "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren," that he only wanted the Packers to release him and was never committed to retiring.

The interview was conducted in the Mississippi office of James "Bus" Cook, Favre's agent. The Fox News Network did not provide a complete transcript, but network representatives released two quotes from Favre and what they described as bullet points or highlights of the interview.

Here are two quotes that were attributed to Favre and released by Fox News Network representatives:

"I am guilty of retiring early and there is a reason for that. And the major issue is 'Why did he retire?' and 'He asked for a release because he doesn't want to play in Green Bay.' That's not true. And I hope people are hearing this and saying 'OK, that clears it up.' "

Here is the second quote: "Them moving on does not bother me. It doesn't. I totally understand that. By me retiring March 3rd, I knew that could possibly happen. All I was saying is, you know I'm thinking about playing again. The 'itch' has been used. That is the word that has been used if you want to say itch, or the fire is coming back, or whatever. If I'm going to play, it's going to be 100% commitment. ... And so if you move on, you tell me one thing, don't come back and tell the public ... just say it. 'You know, we've moved on and we'll work with Brett on whatever it is.' Don't make up a lot of stuff or give half of the truth."

According to Fox representatives, Favre said he did not want to be traded because that would cede control to the Packers.

Last week, Favre and Cook sent a letter to the Packers asking that Favre be released. Over the weekend, general manager Ted Thompson said the team would gladly accept Favre back if he applied for reinstatement. Thompson did not say, however, whether the team would bring Favre back as the starter.

We'll post more developments as they become available.

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