Shocking news about an NFL legend: former star quarterback Brett Favre reveals a shocking diagnosis.

Former star quarterback Brett Favre has testified before Congress that he has “recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease,” reports Front Office Sports.

The quarterback legend spoke at a hearing on welfare reform, where the distribution of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds was discussed. This included nearly eight million dollars that went to Favre, as well as a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi and Prevacus, a defunct drug company supported by the longtime NFL quarterback.

During his opening statement before Congress, @BrettFavre says he’s recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

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Favre, who played 20 seasons in the NFL, including 321 regular season and playoff games, estimated in an interview on the radio show “The Bubba Army” in 2022 that he suffered “thousands” of concussions during his football career.

Favre is said to have accepted $1.1 million in state funding through Mississippi, according to Yahoo Sports. He allegedly accepted these funds in exchange for speeches that never took place in 2017.

Favre not criminally charged after testifying before Congress

Favre was also reportedly working with a community organizer and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to divert $5 million in TANF funds to build a new volleyball gym at Southern Miss while his daughter played for the team.

Favre has not been arrested in connection with the allegations and will not face further criminal charges in the matter. He is one of 47 “well-connected individuals” who diverted $77 million in funds from their intended recipients in one of the poorest states in the U.S., according to federal prosecutors.

Favre paid $500,000 back to Mississippi in May 2020 and the remaining $600,000 in October 2021, according to the underlying report. However, the state has since been collecting the interest. Aaron Rodgers’ predecessor at the Green Bay Packers also said he was unaware that the funds used at Southern Miss were intended for welfare recipients.

“I wanted to help my alma mater and support the community,” Favre told Congress. ‘Southern Miss introduced me to the nonprofit to see if they could help me with financing. I had no way of knowing that there was anything wrong with the state’s financing of the project, especially since it was publicly approved by many state agencies and several lawyers, including the attorney general,’ the 54-year-old said.