Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre made waves earlier this week when he told a Congressional committee that he had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. At the time of this revelation, the Pro Football Hall of Famer was testifying before Congress due to his alleged involvement in the Mississippi Welfare Scandal. The committee is investigating misspent TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds by multiple states.
Favre’s home state of Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation.
The Packers legend, of course, has become a divisive figure in recent years, partially for his vocal support of former President Donald Trump, but mostly for the allegations that he helped steal millions of dollars from the TANF fund in Mississippi.
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Brett Favre Reveals When He Started Having Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
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New of Favre’s diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease was quick to make the rounds on social media and all major news outlets. The day after his testimony before Congress, he talked with TMZ about when he started to feel symptoms and when he was diagnosed.
Favre told the outlet that he was diagnosed in January and had consulted five doctors before accepting the diagnosis. He described how he began to have trouble putting his arm through a jacket sleeve: “I felt my arm. The strength was there, but I could not guide it. And it was the most frustrating thing.”
“They all said the same thing, ‘If it’s not in your family’ — and there’s none on either side of my family — ‘then the first thing we look at is head trauma.’ Well, hell, I wrote the book on head trauma.”
Given his recent history, many fans found it hard to feel bad for the controversial former quarterback. However, many others wished him well and expressed their continued admiration for him.
According to ESPN, Favre’s successor in Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, had the following to say about his condition: “I feel bad for him and [Favre’s wife] Deanna, but it’s unfortunately part of our game. That’s part of the risk of playing, and we all in the back of our mind know that that could be a reality at some point. We just kind of hope medicine at some point can catch up and either make the symptoms easier or eradicate some of these issues that we have.”
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