The former quarterback, 54, disclosed the diagnosis as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing on welfare reform.
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in testimony before Congress on Tuesday that also addressed a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi.
Favre, 54, disclosed the diagnosis as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing on welfare reform. The former Green Bay Packers quarterback is among dozens of defendants in a civil lawsuit over the misappropriation of about $77 million in state welfare funds. Favre has denied ever knowing that the money was intended for welfare.
"Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I'm sure you'll understand why it's too late for me because I've recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's," Favre said in a monotone voice, reading from prepared remarks.
"This is also a cause dear to my heart. Recently, the doctor, running the company pleaded guilty to taking (public) money for his own use."
Favre did not reveal how long he has known of his Parkinson's diagnosis, but the progressive brain disorder causes deterioration to the nervous system and daily movement. While there is no cure, symptoms can be treated and managed.
Symptoms of the disease can vary from person to person, but the condition is typically defined by nervous tremors, speech difficulty, and muscle stiffness, according to the National Institute on Aging.
Favre's appearance before the committee was related to the welfare scandal, in which a Mississippi state audit showed that $5 million ultimately went toward a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi — which Favre and his daughter attended — and another $1.7 million went to Prevacus, the company he invested in as it was working on a “breakthrough” concussion drug.
"The challenges my family and I have faced over the 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 Tuesday.
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