Warner's status top issue for Cards

Kurt Warner's future is chief among the serious contract issues facing the Arizona Cardinals in the aftermath of their improbable run to the Super Bowl.

Warner said he has no timetable for a decision on whether he will retire.

"I'm going to weigh everything and I'm sure I'll talk to the Cardinals and see what their plans are for the future," Warner said as he and the other players cleaned out their lockers Tuesday. "When I get all the information I can sit back and pray about it and see what God leads me to do."

Warner turns 38 before next season begins and is coming off a year that rivals any in his career. He said that simply because he had a good season it isn't automatic that he would return.

"There are so just many issues that go into it," Warner said. "The bottom line for me is that it's never about touchdown passes and winning games and all that stuff.

"It's going to be whether I feel it's the right thing to do and whether I feel that's what God's calling me to do."

Warner would not rule out signing with another team but indicated that would be his least-favorite option. "There's no question that I want to finish my career as an Arizona Cardinal," he said.

Favre welcome to come back: Brian Schottenheimer believes Brett Favre still has plenty left in that rocket right arm.

"I would welcome the opportunity to coach Brett again," said the New York Jets' offensive coordinator.

Schottenheimer, retained by new coach Rex Ryan, hasn't spoken to the 39-year-old quarterback since a late-season slump contributed to the Jets missing the playoffs.

Favre is contemplating whether to retire or come back for a 19th NFL season, and second with New York. He's expected to make a decision in the next few weeks.

Cable connected: The Oakland Raiders are retaining head coach Tom Cable, officially removing the interim designation from his title more than five weeks after their season ended.

Cable went 4-8 after replacing Lane Kiffin with the Raiders (5-11), who have lost at least 11 games in six consecutive seasons.

Bucs promote Williams: Former NFL quarterback Doug Williams was promoted to coordinator of pro scouting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Williams, who played with the Bucs from 1978-82 and later won a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins, had been a personnel executive assisting former general manager Bruce Allen since 2004.

Chargers' Williams arrested: San Diego defensive tackle Jamal Williams was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving.

Williams was pulled over for speeding on a freeway outside downtown, the California Highway Patrol said. Williams gave a blood sample for a blood-alcohol test, but the results were not yet known. Williams was booked into county jail and later released on bail.

The City Attorney's office said the case hadn't been submitted as of Tuesday.

Upon further review: Nielsen Media Research now says that the Arizona-Pittsburgh Super Bowl game was the most watched in history.

Nielsen said 98.7 million people, on average, were watching Pittsburgh's exciting 27-23 victory. That beats the 97.5 million who watched the 2008 game, which held the record for most popular Super Bowl.

On Monday, Nielsen had reported that this year's game had 95.4 million viewers - impressive, but not a record-setter.

Nielsen explained the discrepancy of more than 3 million viewers by saying a more complete check of their records revealed additional viewership on some digital tier networks. The company hadn't been aware that they were showing the game.