Before word came out Friday that Brett Favre had ankle surgery -- considered an indication he plans to play in 2010 -- he had a little fun with the question that everyone's asking.

He paid an unexpected visit to the baseball team of his alma mater, Southern Mississippi, as it began preparations for a crucial Conference USA series with Memphis.

After he addressed the team, one that was riding a three-game losing streak, Justin Diliberto, a Southern Mississippi outfielder, asked Favre the question America wants to know.

"Are you playing next season?" Diliberto said.

Favre, with his boyish grin, replied.

"I was a kid again watching y'all play in the College World Series. That was amazing. I don't know -- yet."

Then he looked down the dressing room toward Diliberto and answered his question.

"Let's make a [fun] bet," Favre said. "If you guys go back to the College World Series this year -- I will come back and play. How about that?

"You go back and I go back."

As for the surgery, it was an arthroscopic procedure performed by Dr. James Andrews on Favre's left ankle in Gulf Breeze, Fla.

Wide receiver Santana Moss had arranged to be treated by Toronto doctor Anthony Galea last fall before the doctor's assistant was arrested for smuggling unapproved drugs into the United States, according to a person briefed on the investigation. Moss' involvement surfaced last week after federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint accusing Galea of illegally distributing human growth hormone and importing an unapproved drug, Actovegin, into the United States.

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday that he had not been contacted by the NFL and was reluctant to make assumptions about Moss. "Let's just wait and see before we throw him underneath the bus," he said.

Quarterback Tony Romo is a step closer to competing in the U.S. Open golf tournament. He was among seven golfers who moved on to the sectional round following a round at The Honors Club of Dallas. Romo shot a 2-under 69, which put him in a four-man playoff for three spots. Romo advances to a 36-hole qualifier June 7 at The Woodlands. If he's among the top finishers there, he would have a spot in the season's second major tournament June 17-20 at Pebble Beach.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, coach Tom Cable said during a radio interview that the work ethic of new quarterback Jason Campbell is dramatically different than that of former top overall draft choice JaMarcus Russell. "I don't think there is any question about that," Cable told KNBR, according to the account in the Chronicle. "We make a trade. He shows up he's here for four days. He goes to minicamp, never blinks."

Darrelle Revis' agent received a contract proposal from the team last week and it's being evaluated. Revis, scheduled to make $1 million this season in the fourth year of his six-year rookie contract, has developed into one of the best cover cornerbacks in the NFL. He has said his goal is to be the highest paid at the position. Oakland cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha holds that distinction after signing a three-year, $45.3 million deal last offseason.

Chicago signed rookie quarterback Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan to a four-year contract late last week. LeFevour was a sixth-round selection in last month's NFL draft after setting the NCAA Division I-A record for total touchdowns (150) and finishing second all-time in total offense (15.853 yards).

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