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Cryptocurrency News Articles
NFL Legend Brett Favre Reveals Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis After 'Thousands' of Concussions
Sep 25, 2024 at 03:03 am
NFL legend Brett Favre has revealed he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease after a 20-season career in which he may have sustained "thousands" of concussions.
The 54-year-old former Green Bay Packers quarterback disclosed the diagnosis during testimony before a US Congressional panel in Washington which is probing alleged misuse of taxpayer money.
Favre told lawmakers he lost his investment in a company that was developing a breakthrough concussion drug.
"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."
The company Favre was referring to is Prevacus, which makes a concussion drug and received $2 million in taxpayer money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fund.
The founder of the company, Jacob VanLandingham, pleaded guilty to wire fraud earlier this year after admitting he used welfare money given to Prevacus to pay off gambling debts.
Favre, who played 321 straight games during his career -- an NFL record for a quarterback -- retired from the sport in 2010.
In a 2018 interview, Favre said although he was only formally diagnosed with a handful of concussions during his career, he believes the actual number was far greater.
"That I know of, three, four, maybe," Favre said in the interview when asked how many times he had been concussed. "There's a term that is often used in football, and maybe in other sports, that I got 'dinged.'
"When you have ringing of the ears, seeing stars, that's a concussion. If that is a concussion, I've had hundreds, probably thousands throughout my career, which is frightening."
Parkinson's is a degenerative disease that erodes motor functions. Typical symptoms include shaking, rigidity and difficulty walking. In advanced stages, depression, anxiety and dementia are also common.
According to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, about 10 million people worldwide are afflicted with the disease.
Favre said in 2018 he was unsure whether he suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the condition at the center of the NFL's $1.2 billion 2013 concussion settlement, which cannot be diagnosed in living people.
However he revealed he has suffered symptoms, such as short-term memory loss and occasional speech difficulties.
"Simple words that normally would come out easy in a conversation, I'll stammer," Favre said at the time.
"Yeah, I forgot my keys and they were in my hand. Where are my glasses, and they're on your head. You know, I wonder if that's what it is. Or do I have early stages of CTE? I don't know."
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