GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)Brett Favres journey from retirement and back has finally endedin New York.

The Green Bay Packers reached an agreement Wednesday night to trade their three-time MVP and Super Bowl-winning quarterback to the New York Jets, ending an emotionally grinding month of indecision over Favres future.

The move ends a remarkably ugly split between Green Bay and one of its most beloved players, allows the Packers to move forward with new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and gives Favre a fresh startalthough not exactly the one he wanted, as Favres first choice was widely believed to be the Minnesota Vikings.

Terms of the trade werent immediately available.

It is with some sadness that we make this announcement, but also with the desire for certainty that will allow us to move the team and organization forward in the most positive way possible, Green Bay officials said in a statement.

Jets chairman and CEO Woody Johnson issued a statement early Thursday.

I am looking forward to seeing Brett Favre in a New York Jets uniform, Johnson said. He represents a significant addition to this franchise, and reflects our commitment to putting the best possible team on the field.

Green Bay had been talking with the Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers since deciding earlier this week that they could no longer coexist with Favre.

The Packers decided to move forward with Rodgers as their starer after Favre announced his retirement in March. Given their commitment to Rodgers, team officials werent particularly receptive when Favre decided just over a month ago that he might want to play after allthe latest development in several years worth of flip-flopping about his football future.

The agreement was first reported by Fox Sports on its Web site.

We just felt like this was an opportunity to go get somebody of Bretts stature and what hes accomplished, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said during a conference call early Thursday morning. We felt it was in the best interest of the team and when the opportunity presented itself, we felt it was the right move for us to make and we went ahead and did it.

A number of fans made it clear throughout training camp that they wanted Favre on the Jets with signs and Get Brett! chants. Favres new No. 4 Jets jersey already was for sale on the teams Web site about an hour after the trade was announced.

Tannenbaum, who said he had a good conversation with Favre, wouldnt speculate whether the quarterback will play in New York beyond this season.

We had discussions with him and his agent, Bus Cook, Tannenbaum said, and were going into this and were going to take this one year at a time and were excited to have Brett on the team this year.

The arrival of Favre signals the end of Chad Penningtons career with the Jets. Tannenbaum said there would be another transaction regarding Pennington, who spent his first eight seasons with the Jets.

Its a bittersweet moment for us, Tannenbaum said. I have all the respect in the world for Chad as a person, as a player. Weve accomplished a lot of good things with Chad He gave his heart and soul to this organization for a long, long time. I really appreciate everything hes done.

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Favre left Green Bay on Wednesday, boarding a private plane that left for Hattiesburg, Miss. at 1:25 p.m. EDT with his wife, Deanna, and Cook. Favres family home is near Hattiesburg.

In Mississippi, Favre confirmed that he was considering the Jets and Buccaneers.

Were working on it, Favre told Jackson TV station WJTV. Hopefully, we can get something resolved. Ive been saying that for quite a while now. I dont want to say were running out of time, but I need to get into a camp somewhere.

The 38-year-old Favre holds most major NFL passing records and led the Packers to the NFC Championship last season, where they lost to the New York Giants. Favre threw what would prove to be the decisive interception in overtime.

The Jets went into training camp with an open competition between Pennington and Kellen Clemens after neither established themselves during a 4-12 season. Pennington was 1-7 as the starter and was benched midway through the season. Clemens went 3-5, but Pennington actually had the better season statistically.

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After some hope for reconciliation between Favre and the Packers earlier this week, the final split became obvious Tuesday evening.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday that after approximately six hours of what he called brutally honest conversations over two days, the coach had determined that Favre doesnt have the right mind-set to play for the Packers.

McCarthy said Favre couldnt seem to get past emotional wounds that were opened as tensions mounted in recent weekseven with the chance to win his starting job back potentially on the table.

The train has left the station, whatever analogy you want, McCarthy said Tuesday. He needs to jump on the train and lets go. Or, if we cant get past things that have happened, I have to keep the train moving.

McCarthy said Wednesday he was happy the rest of his players were getting a chance to move forward.

We talked about it last night, McCarthy said. The players want resolution, they want what everybody wants. To come out here every day and talk about somebody that is not here and then shows up, its gone on too long, and understandably so. They want to play football.

AP Sports Writers Dennis Waszak Jr. in New York and Brett Martel in New Orleans contributed to this report.