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

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease , he told a congressional committee Tuesday.

Favre me disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in state and was also an investor in a biotech company with ties to case. biotech firm has said it was developing concussion treatments.

former football star told committee that he lost his investment in company “that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help ors.”

“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 dear to my heart,” Favre said.

What causes Parkinson's disease is unknown, and it is unclear if Favre's disease is connected to his football career or he injuries. He said in 2022 that he estimates he experienced “thousands” of concussions in his two deces in NFL.

Favre appeared at Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee hearing to vocate reform of federal welfare system to better prevent fraud.

“ challenges my family and I have faced over last three years—because certain government officials in Mississippi failed to protect federal TANF funds from fraud and abuse, and are unjustifiably trying to blame me, those challenges have hurt my good name and are worse than anything I faced in football,” Favre said.

House Republicans have said a Mississippi welfare misspending scandal involving Favre and ors points to need for an overhaul in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Favre has said he didn’t know payments he received came from welfare funds and has noted his charity h provided millions of dollars to poor kids in his home state of Mississippi and in Wisconsin, where he played most of his career with Green Bay Packers.