{"id":2345310,"date":"2024-09-24T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-packers-nfl-star-brett-favre-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis-in-house-hearing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:57:02","slug":"former-packers-nfl-star-brett-favre-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis-in-house-hearing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-packers-nfl-star-brett-favre-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis-in-house-hearing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Packers NFL star Brett Favre announces Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis in House hearing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-packers-nfl-star-brett-favre-announces-parkinsons-diagnosis-in-house-hearing-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2345310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NFL quarterback Brett\u200d Favre recently revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s\u2063 disease during a House \u200chearing focused on the misuse of \u2063Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)\u2062 funds. Favre was called to\u2062 testify due to his role in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-posts-ex-employees-private-messages-deletes-after-being-told-its-against-the-law\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Posts Ex-Employee\u2019s Private Messages, Deletes After Being Told It\u2019s Against the Law\">scandal involving<\/a>\u2063 the embezzlement of TANF funds in Mississippi in 2020, \u2064in\u200b which he was a\u2062 prominent investor in\u200c Prevacus, a concussion treatment company that\u200b received\u200b significant financial support from \u2062the state. He expressed his belief that the treatment could benefit others, highlighting his personal connection to the cause.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Former Packers NFL star Brett Favre announces Parkinson&rsquo;s diagnosis in House hearing&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1768445\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NFL\">NFL<\/a> quarterback Brett Favre announced he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-doctor-diagnoses-woman-as-suffering-from-climate-change\/\" title=\"Canadian Doctor Diagnoses Woman as Suffering from \u2018Climate Change\u2019\">recently diagnosed<\/a> with Parkinson&rsquo;s disease during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"House\">House<\/a> hearing on Tuesday that looked into the misuse of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the hearing, Favre was called as a witness due to his involvement in the embezzlement of the TANF funds scandal in Mississippi in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Favre was a top investor in Prevacus, a breakthrough concussion treatment that received millions of dollars from the Mississippi government, a cause he said is &ldquo;dear to my heart.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought [it] would help others, and I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;ll understand why. It&rsquo;s too late for me because I&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-has-officially-gone-gender-crazy\/\" title=\"Congress Has Officially Gone Gender Crazy\">ve recently<\/a> been diagnosed with Parkinson&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Favre said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Favre, who returned all the TANF money he thought was granted to the Mississippi government, said the Mississippi state auditor is to blame for the misuse of TANF funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe I got swept up in a civil lawsuit at the instigation of State Auditor Shad White, an ambitious public official who decided to terminate, tarnish my reputation to try and advance his own political career, even after he applauded me for returning the funds and said there was no evidence that I knew TANF funds were involved,&rdquo; Favre said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Favre played college football for the University of Southern Mississippi before being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 and later getting traded to the Green Bay Packers. Favre brought the Packers to two consecutive Super Bowl games, including a championship title at Super Bowl 31.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the Packers, Favre went to the New York Jets for a year and then finished off his final two years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings before retiring in 2010.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1768445\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768445\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease during a House hearing on Tuesday, which focused on the improper use of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds. Favre was summoned as a witness because of his connection to the 2020 TANF funds embezzlement scandal in Mississippi. He had invested significantly in Prevacus, an innovative concussion treatment that received substantial funding from the Mississippi government, a cause he described as &#8220;dear to my heart.&#8221; &#8220;I believed it would benefit others, and I hope you understand why. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s too late for me since I&#8217;ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s,&#8221; Favre stated.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned that he returned all the TANF money he believed was allocated to him by the Mississippi government and placed blame on the state auditor for the misuse of those funds. &#8220;I think I became entangled in a civil lawsuit instigated by State Auditor Shad White, an ambitious public official who aimed to damage my reputation to further his political career\u2014even after praising me for returning the funds and acknowledging there was no evidence I knew about any involvement with TANF money,&#8221; Favre explained.<\/p>\n<p>Favre played college football at the University of Southern Mississippi before being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991 and later traded to the Green Bay Packers. He led the Packers to two consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl 31. After his time with Green Bay, he spent one year with the New York Jets before concluding his NFL career with two seasons at Minnesota Vikings before retiring in 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3427,"featured_media":2345311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/brett-favre.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40555,7215,34075],"class_list":["post-2345310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brett-favre","tag-nfl","tag-parkinsons-disease"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/brett-favre.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}