Brett Favre revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in […]

Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi.

Favre told members of Congress he recently received the diagnosis for the degenerative nervous system disease.

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Football legend Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, he revealed during a congressional hearing Tuesday in Washington.

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced he was "recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease" while testifying on Capitol Hill at a hearing about alleged welfare misspending.

Former NFL star quarterback Brett Favre revealed during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that he had "recently been diagnosed with

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NEW YORK :Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said during a U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.Once one of the brightest stars in the National Football League, Favre, 54, played 20 seasons in the NFL and spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packer