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The devastating consequences of Brett Favre’s 2010 sexual harassment scandal are laid out in an upcoming Netflix documentary about the quarterback’s personal struggles.
‘Brett Favre ultimately destroyed my life,’ Jenn Sterger, his accuser, said in a recent promo for ‘Untold: The Fall of Favre.’
In 2008, Sterger accepted a media position as a New York Jets ‘Gameday Host’ when she caught the eye of the Favre, who was in the twilight of his career at age 39.
‘I was at a game, and someone said Brett Favre wanted my phone number,’ she told Netflix. ‘And I just kept saying, ”No.”’
Sterger then added: ‘When someone shows you who they are, believe them.’
By 2010, both Sterger and Favre had moved on from the Jets when nude photos allegedly sent by the quarterback to the younger TV host surfaced on Deadspin. But although he later admitting to leaving voicemails for Sterger, he denied to NFL investigators that he ever sent lewd photographs.
In 2008, Sterger accepted a media position as a New York Jets ‘Gameday Host’ when she caught the eye of the Favre, who was in the twilight of his career at age 39
Favre was 39 when with the New York Jets in 2008, two years before the scandal broke
Looking back at the scandal, Sterger now claims it ‘destroyed’ her life
In the end, Favre was fined $50,000 for failing to cooperate with the NFL investigation. Officially, the league never proved it was Favre who sent the photos to Sterger, so he was not found to be in violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
‘There are a lot of reasons why you might question Brett Favre’s inner goodness,’ legendary NFL reporter Peter King is heard saying in the Netflix clip.
Of course, Favre has faced other allegations of misconduct, including his recent welfare scandal in Mississippi that led to six arrests after $94 million in alleged fraud was revealed by the state auditor.
Favre was never charged, and while he has denied knowingly receiving welfare funds, he has been forced to make $1 million in repayments to the government.
The story is a bit complicated, but involves the state Department of Human Services paying $1.1 million in welfare money to a nonprofit known as the Mississippi Community Education Center. Specifically, the organization paid Favre Enterprises twice for speaking engagements, ‘radio and promotional events and business partner development.’
Favre never made the public appearances, and although he has repaid the principal, he and the state later went to court over more than $200,000 in interest.
There was also an alleged plan to put $5 million in funding towards a new volleyball stadium at Southern Miss, Favre’s alma mater and the school where he his daughter was playing the sport at the time.
Favre’s reputation for partying is also examined in the upcoming Netflix documentary
Favre, who admittedly battled alcohol issues, is seen guzzling a beer in his younger days
Text messages, purportedly sent from Favre to Sterger, are seen in the Netflix documentary
Furthermore, Favre’s text 2019 text messages to then-Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant surfaced, showing the Green Bay Packers legend requesting funding for Southern Miss’ football team.
Bryant later told Favre they ‘have to follow the law.’
‘Oh.. NOWWWWW he gets in trouble for inappropriate texts, in 2022 when the Mississippi Welfare scandal came to light,’ Sterger tweeted at the time.
Favre is named in the state’s lawsuit as the ‘largest individual outside investor’ of Prevacus, a biotech firm later called Odyssey Health, which later received $2.1 million in funds.
More recently, Favre – who famously battled concussions as a player – has come forward about his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
‘Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s,’ Favre told lawmakers in 2024.
Once again, Sterger was less than sympathetic, referring to the diagnosis as ‘karma’ in an Instagram post.
‘I don’t wish bad things on anyone, but I know Karma never forgets an address,’ she wrote. ‘Imagine being diagnosed with such a terrible disease and not having the resources to fight it bc some Hall-of-Fame quarterback stole it?’
The Netflix documentary is due out May 20.
