Date: September 25, 2024, 12:00 AM GMT
Executive Summary: Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre revealed the diagnosis during his testimony before a congressional committee investigating the misuse of welfare funds in Mississippi. This news has sparked widespread attention and discussion about the potential link between football and neurodegenerative diseases.
Favre Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Brett Favre Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis at Hearing
Brett Favre disclosed while testifying at a House hearing on welfare reform that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
ESPN (9 hours ago)
Brett Favre Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease
Brett Favre revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease during his opening statement before Congress on Welfare Accountability.
The New York Times (4 hours ago)
Brett Favre Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis, Says He Was the Victim in Welfare Scandal
Favre, in his testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke about his diagnosis and claimed he was the victim of a welfare scandal.
MSNBC News (3 hours ago)
Brett Favre Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis in Testimony During Congressional Hearing
NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre told lawmakers he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre testified Tuesday before a House Committee investigating the misuse of welfare funds in Mississippi.
ABC News (4:15), ABC News (7 hours ago)
Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre Reveals He Has Parkinson’s Disease
Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The famed quarterback was speaking in front of the House Ways and Means Committee about his involvement in a Mississippi welfare scandal.
CNN (5 hours ago)
Favre Testimony
Brett Favre, Testifying at Welfare Fraud Hearing, Reveals He Has Parkinson’s
Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said in a prepared statement that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Los Angeles Times (5 hours ago)
Brett Favre Says He Has Parkinson’s Disease While Testifying to Congress
Brett Favre, the legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback, said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
TODAY.com (8 hours ago)
Brett Favre tells Congress he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a stunning disclosure made to Congress on Tuesday while he was testifying about his possible misuse of federal welfare funds in Mississippi.
NBC News (5 hours ago)
‘I didn’t know what TANF was’: Brett Favre testifies before Congress about MS welfare scandal
Brett Favre served as one of four witnesses testifying during a Congressional hearing on TANF reform and Mississippi’s welfare scandal.
The Clarion-Ledger (3 hours ago)
Brett Favre’s last shot
Brett Favre’s congressional testimony produced emotional whiplash — speaking about a grubby caper he revealed his shattering diagnosis.
Wisconsin Examiner (2 hours ago)
Parkinson’s and Football
Amid Brett Favre’s Parkinson’s diagnosis, neurologist discusses how concussions impact risk
A neurologist discusses how concussions impact the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
Fox News (1 hour ago)
Brett Favre Parkinson’s diagnosis renews questions about football and brain disease
Research suggests that concussions from football can raise the risk of Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
NBC News (1 hour ago)
What is Parkinson’s disease? What to know about Brett Favre’s diagnosis
Brett Favre announced during testimony in front of the Congressional House Ways and Means Committee that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
USA Today (5 hours ago)
Brett Favre has Parkinson’s – should Tua Tagovailoa take notice after latest concussion?
Brett Favre told a congressional committee on Tuesday that he has Parkinson’s Disease. That Favre, a swashbuckling Hall of Fame quarterback who played 20 seasons in the NFL, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease is cause for alarm for current players, especially Tua Tagovailoa, who has suffered multiple concussions in his young career.
The Palm Beach Post (45 minutes ago)
Videos
Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease
Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee.
YouTube (5:47)
Brett Favre Reveals Parkinson’s Diagnosis at Welfare …
During his opening statement before Congress on Welfare Accountability, Brett Favre says he’s recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
YouTube (5:44)
‘WATCH: NFL star Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson”s …’
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback and businessman Brett Favre said he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according his testimony to the House…
YouTube (5:46)
Brett Favre reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis during testimony
Brett Favre discloses while testifying at a House hearing on welfare reform that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
ESPN (0:36)
Brett Favre reveals he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Embattled former NFL quarterback Brett Favre revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s while testifying before Congress on his possible misuse of…
NBC News (1:04)
