GREEN BAY, Wis. The debate that split Wisconsin didn't end Monday night. It might not end today.

On the night Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy was supposed to unveil his plan for Brett Favre's reinstatement to the NFL, a team spokesman told reporters McCarthy had no plan yet to reveal – and that they were planning today to announce something on Favre's future with the Packers.

“We don't want everybody to sit here all night,” Packers director of public relations Jeff Blumb said, 25 minutes after McCarthy's news conference was scheduled to begin.

Blumb said McCarthy and Favre began a discussion at 6p.m. that hadn't finished as of 8:30. Blumb said he didn't know whether Favre would be with the Packers when the team practices today. He said he didn't know when a resolution might be in order, when this state might mend its differences and deal with one side or the other – whether Favre or Aaron Rodgers will be the Packers' starting quarterback.

McCarthy also sent the rest of the players home for the night, according to (New York) Newsday. The coach had planned to address the team as a group after he met with Favre, but it got so late that he decided to have the meeting today. After talking to the players, McCarthy is expected to address reporters' questions.

On Monday, Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated Favre as expected, and Favre slipped into Lambeau Field without being spotted by reporters or fans at several entrances. Favre passed a physical and took conditioning tests. The Packers added him to their 80-man roster so he could be on the field for practice this afternoon.

While Favre rejoined the Packers, the Minnesota Vikings denied a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report that Green Bay had called them Friday to let them know Favre might be available for a trade.

“We haven't had any contact with them,” the New York Times quoted coach Brad Childress as saying at Minnesota's training camp in Mankato, Minn.

Goodell also ruled Monday that he found no violations of league policy in the Packers' tampering complaint against Minnesota.

The Packers, however, clearly are struggling with how to handle the situation. They have hired Ari Fleisher, the former White House press secretary, to help them as a media consultant for a month. The team said its association with Fleischer was planned before the Favre saga began.

Rodgers has been told unequivocally during the offseason that he was the team's starting quarterback. Even after Favre announced his desire to return, both McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson insisted there would be no competition for the No.1 quarterback position no matter what happened with Favre.

But after Sunday night's scrimmage, Rodgers appeared to accept that he might have to compete with Favre, the guy he has backed up since being the drafted in the first round in 2005.

“It's going to be a dogfight,” Rodgers said.