GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers' search for a backup to new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers has led them to a familiar, division rival: Daunte Culpepper.

Culpepper, the former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl quarterback who spent the last two seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders, spent Wednesday at Lambeau Field meeting with team officials. The 31-year-old Culpepper arrived in town Tuesday evening.

"It went well," Packers general manager Ted Thompson said of the visit. "We wanted to bring him in and introduce ourselves to him and have him introduce himself a little bit to us."

Thompson was in draft meetings most of the day but said he "did have a chance to spend a little time" with Culpepper, who also visited with the rest of the Packers' personnel staff and team physician Patrick McKenzie, among others.

The 6-foot-4, 264-pound Culpepper went to three Pro Bowls with the Vikings, before a devastating knee injury in 2005 derailed his career. Culpepper tore the ACL, MCL and PCL in his right knee in an Oct. 30, 2005 loss to Carolina.

Asked if the knee is the biggest question mark about Culpepper, Thompson replied, "I don't know if it's any more of a question mark with him than anybody else. Anybody who's played awhile in this league is going to have some injuries in his past. We didn't do anything different with him than we would with anyone else."

Originally the 11th overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft, Culpepper's best season was 2004, when he completed 69.2 percent of his passes for 4,717 yards, with 39 TDs and only 11 INTs for a 110.9 passer rating. He also ran 88 times for 406 yards and a pair of TDs that year and led the Vikings to an NFC wild card playoff victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Last season with the Raiders, Culpepper played in seven games (six starts) and completed 58.1 percent of his passes for 1,331 yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions for a rating of 78.0.

In 2006, Culpepper started just four games for the Dolphins because of lingering problems with his knee, completing 60.4 percent of his throws for 929 yards, with two TDs, three INTs and a 77.0 rating.

"Obviously he's been a very good quarterback in the NFL, and he has a lot of experience," Thompson said, referring to Culpepper's 90 career starts. "The important thing for us is to find someone we think can play if needed. And we think he might be one of those guys."

Culpepper is the third potential backup quarterback to visit the Packers. Earlier this spring, the team brought in ex-Jacksonville backup Quinn Gray, who ended up signing with Houston, and ex-St. Louis backup Gus Frerotte, who signed with the Vikings.

Earlier this week, in his annual pre-draft news conference, Thompson said that despite not adding a veteran during the main free-agency period, the team didn't necessarily have to fill the backup void through the draft.

As of today, the Packers have only three quarterbacks on the roster: Rodgers, and developmental prospects Jerry Babb and Dalton Bell. Craig Nall, who was signed toward the end of the season as the No. 3 quarterback, remains a free-agent option as well.

Meanwhile, retired quarterback Brett Favre still hasn't filed his official retirement papers, Thompson said.

"Not that I know of," Thompson said with a chuckle.