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Brett Favre, Legendary Quarterback and Awful Person, Diagnosed with Parkinson’s


Brett Favre says he has Parkinson's Disease. The Hall of Fame quarterback made this claim in front of Congress.

The Hall of Fame signal-caller made this claim while seated before the House Ways and Means Committee for a hearing about Prevacus… a company making a concussion drug that received $2 million of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others,” Favre said in his opening comments. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Prevacus’ founder, Jacob VanLandingham, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in July, admitting that he used Mississippi welfare money to pay off gambling and other debts.

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