ST. LOUIS — Brett Favre dismissed the possibility of returning to the NFL with St. Louis, and Rams coach Jeff Fisher declined to address reports he tried to lure the quarterback out of retirement to replace the injured Sam Bradford.

Favre told Washington sports station WSPZ-AM he doesn't feel physically able to compete and expressed fear that he has been affected by concussions.

“It's flattering, but you know there's no way I'm going to do that,” Favre said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Peyton Manning returned to practice after the Broncos held him out a day earlier because of a minor ankle injury he sustained in Denver's loss at Indianapolis last weekend.It was his first skipped practice since joining the Broncos 19 months ago, the result of the pounding he took in his homecoming at Indianapolis last weekend along with the coaches' desire to give him a day's rest as the midpoint of the season approaches.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A protracted fight over the name and logo of football's Washington Redskins prompted a request that Minnesota stadium officials take special steps when the team comes to town next month for a nationally televised game.The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota appealed for operators of the Metrodome to refrain from using the name and imagery and asked that media outlets do the same. Executive Director Chuck Samuelson called the Redskins name offensive and hurtful to Native Americans, some of whom have made similar requests.The Vikings host the Redskins on Nov. 7 for a game that will air from coast-to-coast on cable's NFL Network.

INDIANAPOLIS — College athletes are graduating at an all-time high rate, the NCAA said.Eighty-two percent of athletes in the 2006-07 freshman class earned a diploma within six years, up one percentage point from the 2005-06 class. That matched a record.Graduation rates over the four-year measure, which covers freshmen who entered school between 2003-04 and 2006-07, hit 81 percent, also a one percentage point increase and another record.