Brett Favre

New court documents show retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre texted the Mississippi governor in 2019 to ask about getting money from the state’s welfare agency to build an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team

SiriusXM has put Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre’s NFL show on hold due to his involvement in an alleged welfare-fraud scheme in Mississippi, according to reports.

Newly revealed text messages show how deeply a Mississippi governor was involved in the state paying more than $1 million in welfare money to Brett Favre to help pay for one of the retired NFL quarterback’s pet projects.

Writer Jeff Pearlman is keeping his distance from a 2016 Brett Favre book he wrote after text messages revealed that former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant helped the QB obtain welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi.