sanchez according to chris mortensen has agreed to a five-year deal worth $50 million, 28 of it guaranteedquarterback with a record-setting performance. in the rose bowl. >> tuesday espn's ed werder reported the vikings gave brett favre a deadline to report to off-season workouts this week if he wanted to play for minnesota this season. wednesday, coach brad childress said unless favre's wife wants him out of the house, the team did not set a deadline. >> was there a deadline or not placed on brett favre to report this week to practice? >> absolutely not. maybe by deanna or somebody like that, but certainly not from me, not even close. don't where that would have dropped out of the sky from. >> would it be safe to say there will be a later date where this will resume in a more serious manner? >> i don't know. i'm not into predicting the future. we'll have to see what's around the corner tomorrow. he was a great player. he obviously had a setback last year. he was playing very well early. if, in fact, he's had that surgery, i'm anxious to see just exactly what he's got left in that cannon,

chris mortensen joins us now. why impose the deadline this week?, first of all, favre has had this surgery simply snipping the tendon. it's 3 to 6 weeks to rehab. i don't think they want this hanging over their organization's head or their own quarterbacks sage rosenfels or john david booty.