Allen: Bucs never interested in Favre. What?

Bucs general manager Bruce Allen told the assembled members of the media Thursday morning that the Bucs never had any interest in trading for Brett Favre and denied the reports that said the Bucs made an offer for the Packers quarterback, who was traded to the New York Jets late Wednesday night.

Allen said he knew the Packers had to trade Favre but also knew they would never do so to another NFC team.

When asked why he or coach Jon Gruden never came out and put an end to the speculation that dominated nearly the first two weeks of Bucs camp at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, Allen said, “I can’t control the speculation. It was rumor on top of rumor.”

Except one of those rumors of Favre being interested in the Bucs and of Favre talking with Gruden came from a source very close to the situation – Brett Favre.

Believe what you want.