Mark Gastineau: Former Jets pass rusher confronts Brett Favre about controversial NFL sack record grudge
CNNCNN — Former New York Jets pass rusher Mark Gastineau says Brett Favre “hurt” him after he confronted the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback about the controversial NFL sack record grudge involving the two of them. Although Gastineau was in attendance and congratulated Strahan at the time, a video posted on social media by ESPN teasing the network’s upcoming 30 for 30 documentary, “The New York Sack Exchange,” showed the 68-year-old confronting Favre about the incident at a memorabilia show in 2023. I’m going to get my sack back, dude.” “You probably would hurt me,” Favre replied. In the teaser clip, Gastineau further explains his stance, saying: “Anybody will tell you that Brett Favre took a dive.” Shortly after the clip was released on social media, Favre addressed the controversy in a thread on X – formerly known as Twitter – saying that he “in no way trying to hurt Mark Gastineau” by sliding at the feet of Strahan.
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