Favre had surgery on the same ankle after a similar problem in 1995.
Favre said the week before the Packers' Dec. 31 season finale in Chicago that the pain was worse in practice because in games, you just "suck it up and go."
"I don't want to sound like John Wayne," Favre said. "It's not, 'Favre's walking around with knives sticking in his foot.' It's painful at times, but there's a lot of people who go through similar things."
In other Packers news, defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins signed a 4-year, $16 million contract extension that includes a $6 million signing bonus, his agent said. Jenkins could have become a restricted free agent this week.
Noteworthy
* St. Louis released veteran guard Adam Timmerman, who played in two Super Bowls for the Rams. Timmerman, 35, has no plans to retire, his agent said. Timmerman had both shoulders operated on after last season and ended this season with a rib injury.
* Calling no player "untouchable," Buffalo coach Dick Jauron said the Bills would consider trade offers for starting running back Willis McGahee. McGahee, a 3-year starter, has 1 year left on his contract and had expressed interest in seeking an extension with Buffalo. McGahee has been mentioned as a possible replacement for retired New York Giants star Tiki Barber.
* San Francisco cornerback Walt Harris had surgery to insert a screw in his broken left hand. The 11-year veteran broke a bone in the Pro Bowl earlier this month. Also, the 49ers waived cornerback Sammy Davis.
* Buffalo re-signed defensive end Chris Kelsay to a 4-year contract, 4 days before he was to become an unrestricted free agent. Financial terms were not disclosed.
* George Preas, a Baltimore Colts offensive lineman from 1955 to '65, died Saturday in Roanoke, Va. He was 73. Preas, who had Parkinson's disease, had been living in a nursing home. *
