Jenn Sterger, a former NFL reporter and current comedian who accused Super Bowl champion Brett Favre of sending her inappropriate texts and pictures in 2008, seemed to attribute his recent Parkinson’s disease announcement to “karma.”
She reacted to his news on her Instagram Stories and mentioned the welfare scandal he has been involved in from Mississippi.
On her Instagram Stories, she wrote, “PSA. Please don’t send me links to it. I’ve seen it. I can read. I don’t wish bad things on anyone, but I know karma never forgets an address. Imagine being diagnosed with such a terrible disease and not having the resources to fight it because some Hall of Fame quarterback stole it? Those are the people who need your attention, support, and sympathy.
“And at least now, his pictures won’t be in focus. Mississippi, you deserve better.”
At the time, Favre admitted to sending explicit voicemails to Sterger but denied sending any texts. He was the quarterback for the New York Jets, and Sterger was a sideline reporter for the team.
He was fined $50,000 for not cooperating with the NFL’s investigation into the situation.
Favre recently appeared before a congressional committee to talk about a welfare spending scandal in Mississippi that he has been involved in for the past few years. The former NFL quarterback does not face any criminal charges related to this issue. He has paid back over $1 million in speaking fees that came from a state welfare program and was also an investor in a biotech company linked to the case.
The 54-year-old told lawmakers that he lost his investment in a company he believed was working on a new concussion drug that could help people.
He said, “As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me — I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s — this is also a cause that is very important to me.”
He said, “The challenges my family and I have faced over the last three years — because some government officials in Mississippi failed to protect federal TANF funds from fraud and abuse and are unfairly trying to blame me — have hurt my good name and are worse than anything I faced in football.”
Favre stated that he did not know the payments he received were from welfare funds.
Recently, he mentioned that he believes he suffered “thousands” of concussions during his football career. In 2021, he advised parents to keep their kids away from tackle football until they turn 14.
He also told OutKick last month that he got a head injury during his last play in the NFL.
