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Gastineau confronts Favre in documentary for his ‘dive’ on Strahan’s record-breaking sack

Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau confronted Brett Favre last year at a memorabilia show and angrily accused the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of deliberately going down on a record-breaking sack. Gastineau set an NFL record with 22 sacks in 1984, but Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan broke the mark when he sacked Favre in …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Mark Gastineau: Former Jets pass rusher confronts Brett Favre about controversial NFL sack record grudge

CNN

CNN — 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 …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Brett Favre Called Concussions A Major NFL 'Taboo' Before Revealing Parkinson's Diagnosis

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Before Brett Favre revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis, the NFL alum explained why he thinks ‘concussion’ is still a dirty word in the world of football. The quarterback told Fisher, herself a survivor of TBI, that he would be “shocked” to hear about players even discussing concussions privately, let alone the “repercussions that they may have on their …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. The former football star, 54, told the committee that he lost his investment in the company that he thought “was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others.” “As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Brett Favre’s deposition in Mississippi’s welfare scandal is rescheduled for December

Associated Press

— The deposition in the civil lawsuit against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre surrounding Mississippi’s welfare scandal has been pushed back at the request of the athlete’s attorneys, a court document shows. Favre is set to answer questions under oath about misspending federal welfare money in Mississippi, where about $77 million in public funds intended to help some of the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case

Associated Press

— Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in Mississippi, where public money intended to help some of the nation’s poorest people was used to fund pet projects he and other well-connected people supported. A notice of deposition filed Monday in Hinds County Circuit Court by attorneys for Mississippi’s Department …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Aaron Rodgers’ football legacy could soar with the Jets if he wins in the Big Apple

Associated Press

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers was still a couple of months away from being wined and dined by the New York Jets when Joe Namath stepped up with an offer of his own. “To me, 12 is Broadway Joe and I didn’t want to even go down that path.” Rodgers was ready to make his own way — as …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money

Associated Press

— The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money meant to help some of the poorest people in the United States. In their filing to the state Supreme Court, Favre’s attorneys argued that Department of Human …

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1 year, 10 months ago

National Football League sins: a one-man tribunal to judge them

Raw Story

Should you have the kind of entertainment compass that allows you to divine what’s special on Apple TV, you’ll have found Super League: The War for Football. But the “football” under consideration here is European soccer — not the National Football League’s brand of American football. “It’s one giant scam.” Brett Favre’s interception Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. American contagion …

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2 years ago

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for …

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2 years, 1 month ago

AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AP VoteCast is an extensive survey of more than 94,000 voters revealing U.S. voters’ views on some of the most significant issues affecting the nation. Beyond the happy hour question, AP VoteCast explored Alabama college football rivalries, what Mississippi voters really think about former football star …

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2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Associated Press

Mississippi’s largest public corruption case, in which tens of millions of dollars earmarked for needy families was misspent, involves a number of sports figures with ties to the state — including NFL royalty Brett Favre and a famous former pro wrestler. The state Department of Human Services paid $1.1 million in welfare money to a nonprofit known as the Mississippi …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal

LA Times

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. I’ve witnessed the commitment to giving back in former recipients of the award like Warrick Dunn, whose foundation has helped more than 200 families purchase and furnish their first home. That’s why what the text messages among Favre, Bryant and others reveal is not just your run-of-the-mill NFL scandal. For …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Ime Udoka, Roger Federer, and the Brett Favre welfare scandal on Hang Up and Listen.

Slate

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the Boston Celtics’ decision to suspend head coach Ime Udoka. Finally, Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today joins for a conversation about Brett Favre and the state’s enormous welfare scandal. • Udoka’s suspension recalled cases involving former college football coach Bobby Petrino and college basketball coach Tyler Summitt. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

Associated Press

— After Mississippi spent millions of dollars in welfare money on Brett Favre’s pet project, a university volleyball arena, the retired NFL quarterback tried two years later to get additional cash from the state’s welfare agency for another sports facility, new court documents show. Bryant told him federal money for children and low-income adults is “tightly controlled” and “improper use …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon’s NFL heads on their ‘Thursday Night Football’ debut: ‘I want to be better than’ SNF

New York Times

Rare is the chance to build an NFL broadcast from scratch, but that was the charge for staffers of Amazon Prime Video. Last Thursday marked the first game of Amazon’s 11-year run as the exclusive broadcaster of “Thursday Night Football,” a cash grab by the NFL for certain, but one we may look back on 20 years from now as …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty

Slate

Hall of Fame football player Brett Favre is in the news for having allegedly used welfare money to build a volleyball stadium for his daughter in Mississippi. In early 2020, following an investigation by Mississippi state auditor Shad White, the district attorney in Jackson—the state’s capital—charged six people with crimes involving a nonprofit called the Mississippi Community Education Center. What’s …

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2 years, 3 months ago

'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme

Raw Story

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who enthusiastically endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, has been implicated in a potentially fraudulent welfare scheme in which funds intended for Mississippi's neediest residents were used to build a volleyball center at the University of Mississippi, where his daughter was a student who just happened to play volleyball. Reacting to this …

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2 years, 3 months ago

NFL legend Brett Favre 'questioned by the FBI after being paid $1.1m for speeches he never made'

Daily Mail

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre has reportedly been questioned by the FBI for his alleged involvement in a welfare fraud case in which he was paid $1.1million for motivational speeches he never made. Brett Favre has reportedly been questioned by the FBI over a $1.1million payment made to him Favre is an NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Tom Brady's retirement U-turn has shocked the world - but do they EVER work?

Daily Mail

NFL legend Tom Brady shocked the world of sport on Sunday night when, out of the blue, he announced a comeback ahead of the 2022 season. Conor McGregor has retired three times, only to return for another payday in the UFC ROGER MILLA Rewind to 1988, when Cameroon legend Milla announced his retirement from the international game. Roger Milla lit …

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3 years ago

Man United will talk to Rangnick, Valverde, Favre, Garcia and Fonseca over becoming interim boss

Daily Mail

Manchester United will stick to their plan of appointing an interim manager for the rest of the season after accepting it will be too difficult to take Mauricio Pochettino from Paris Saint-Germain now. Although PSG on Wednesday denied that an official approach for Pochettino has been rejected, Sportsmail understands United have tried to discreetly ascertain through a third party whether …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Favre, Chesney, Saban taking part in Super Bowl town hall

Associated Press

Brett Favre knows something about Super Bowls. It’s an honor and a privilege to get this opportunity.” FLAG FOOTBALL TIME Nike and the NFL are committing $5 million in equipment to help expand girls’ flag football in high schools. Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations, said expanding girls’ flag football is essential to growing the game. The …

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4 years ago

Bundesliga: Dortmund sacks Favre after humiliating loss to Stuttgart - Football News - Sportstar

The Hindu

Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund has sacked head coach Lucien Favre, the club confirmed on Sunday. The announcement follows a humiliating 5-1 loss at home to Stuttgart on Saturday in the league which saw the Yellow and Blacks slip to fifth in the table, five points adrift of leader Bayern Munich. Dortmund began the season well with a 5-0 win over …

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Gastineau confronts Favre in documentary for his ‘dive’ on Strahan’s record-breaking sack

Mark Gastineau: Former Jets pass rusher confronts Brett Favre about controversial NFL sack record grudge

Brett Favre Called Concussions A Major NFL 'Taboo' Before Revealing Parkinson's Diagnosis

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's disease

Brett Favre’s deposition in Mississippi’s welfare scandal is rescheduled for December

Brett Favre will testify under oath in Mississippi welfare scandal civil case

Aaron Rodgers’ football legacy could soar with the Jets if he wins in the Big Apple

Mississippi Supreme Court won’t remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money

National Football League sins: a one-man tribunal to judge them

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

AP VoteCast: How voters felt about happy hours, Taylor Swift

EXPLAINER: Favre, other sports figures in welfare fraud case

Granderson: The accusations against Brett Favre are not just another NFL scandal

Ime Udoka, Roger Federer, and the Brett Favre welfare scandal on Hang Up and Listen.

Texts: Favre also sought welfare money for football facility

Amazon’s NFL heads on their ‘Thursday Night Football’ debut: ‘I want to be better than’ SNF

How Brett Favre and the State of Mississippi Trapped a Volleyball Stadium in the Culture of Poverty

'Lowest of the low': Fox Sports analyst shreds Trump-loving Brett Favre for alleged welfare fraud scheme

NFL legend Brett Favre 'questioned by the FBI after being paid $1.1m for speeches he never made'

Tom Brady's retirement U-turn has shocked the world - but do they EVER work?

Man United will talk to Rangnick, Valverde, Favre, Garcia and Fonseca over becoming interim boss

Favre, Chesney, Saban taking part in Super Bowl town hall

Bundesliga: Dortmund sacks Favre after humiliating loss to Stuttgart - Football News - Sportstar