Brett Favre on $77M Mississippi welfare scandal: 'I have been unjustly smeared in the media'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, currently embroiled in a $77 million Mississippi state welfare fund scandal, released his first statement on the scandal itself on Tuesday claiming that he is innocent of any crimes.

"I have been unjustly smeared in the media," Favre said in a statement provided exclusively to Fox News Digital. "I have done nothing wrong, and it is past time to set the record straight.

"No one ever told me, and I did not know, that funds designated for welfare recipients were going to the University or me. I tried to help my alma mater USM, a public Mississippi state university, raise funds for a wellness center. My goal was and always will be to improve the athletic facilities at my university.

"State agencies provided the funds to Nancy New’s charity, the Mississippi Community Education Center, which then gave the funds to the University, all with the full knowledge and approval of other State agencies, including the State-wide Institute for Higher Learning, the Governor’s office and the Attorney General’s office.

https://sports.yahoo.com/brett-favre-on-77-m-mississippi-welfare-scandal-i-have-been-unjustly-smeared-in-the-media-183251385.html

[Irish_Dem]

1. When GOP crooks get caught, they always claim victim status and blame everyone else.

[brush]

2. Nope. You're caught red-handed, Farve. They have your emails...

asking if there's any chance anyone and/or the media will find out about the funds going to you.

Too bad, so sad.

[marble falls]

3. Hey Brett, how about you just say, "Oops!" and send all that loot back ...

... dirty, filthy, greedy freaking hypocrite. Christian sports icon, my ass.

All I heard in my head while reading his denial was:

[Tetrachloride]

4. Deposition is the way to go, future former Hall of Fame guy.

A guy formerly known as a Packer.

Some of us were Packer fans before you were born. I was a Packer fan before I was born.

You can be guilty like .... whoever. Or, come clean like ...... Michael Cohen.

[underpants]

5. Being paid for speeches he never gave didn't seem odd?

He has paid back some of the money (we are told) but still.

[sop]

6. Brett should run for the US Senate, like Tubberville and Walker.

Maybe Trump will endorse him.

[tishaLA]

9. You know he'd get elected.

And his supporters would probably make campaign posters out of those dick pics--in which he wore Crocs FFS--he sent to that woman when he was with the Jets.

[LenaBaby61]

7. The piece of shit's text messages tell a FAR different story .....

He was in this welfare fraud and stealing money up to his rotten-ass, greedy, sexually deviant, right-winged, white male ass.

He's also one of these good old boys aka racist fucks that didn't think that poor murdeous cop didn't MEAN to murder George Floyd. IF Karma doesn't get his raggedy, racist ass this time around, it will eventually get him or somebody close to him. Some of those other athletes ate his racist ass up alive.

Brett Favre said it's hard to believe that Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd, and other athletes have lashed out at him in response.

Brett Favre said it was "hard to believe" Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd.
Favre made the comments Wednesday on his podcast "Bolling With Favre."

Several NFL current and former players have responded negatively to Favre on social media.
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Brett Favre said he found it hard to believe that Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd.


The Hall of Fame NFL quarterback gave his perspective on Chauvin's guilty verdict on his podcast "Bolling With Favre" on Wednesday.

"I find it hard to believe, and I'm not defending Derek Chauvin in any way — I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd," Favre said.

"That being said, his actions were uncalled for," he added. "I don't care what color the person is on the street. I don't know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel."

Favre's comments sparked strong backlash from other players.

Former Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith addressed Favre's comments with an Instagram post, saying: "I have so much respect for the career you had. HOF, awards, etc. ... However on this subject, yo Mr. Favre STFU respectfully real talk! Privilege ass!"

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1204&pid=89283

[LenaBaby61]

8. Farve's text messages tell a different story .....

He was in it up to his rotten-ass, greedy, sexually devient ass.

He's also one of these good old boys aka racist fucks that didn't think that poor mursedous cop didn't MEAN to murder George Floyd. IF Karma doesn't get his raggedy, racist ass this time around, it will eventually get him or somebody close to him. Some of those other athletes ate his racist ass up alive.

Brett Favre said it's hard to believe that Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd, and other athletes have lashed out at him in response.


Brett Favre said it was "hard to believe" Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd.
Favre made the comments Wednesday on his podcast "Bolling With Favre."
Several NFL current and former players have responded negatively to Favre on social media.
Over 3 million people read Morning Brew Morning Brew Logo ; you should too!

Brett Favre said he found it hard to believe that Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd.


The Hall of Fame NFL quarterback gave his perspective on Chauvin's guilty verdict on his podcast "Bolling With Favre" on Wednesday.

"I find it hard to believe, and I'm not defending Derek Chauvin in any way — I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd," Favre said.

"That being said, his actions were uncalled for," he added. "I don't care what color the person is on the street. I don't know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel."

Favre's comments sparked strong backlash from other players.

Former Pro Bowl wide receiver Steve Smith addressed Favre's comments with an Instagram post, saying: "I have so much respect for the career you had. HOF, awards, etc. ... However on this subject, yo Mr. Favre STFU respectfully real talk! Privilege ass!"

https://www.insider.com/brett-favre-derek-chauvin-george-floyd-2021-4

[Bleacher Creature]

10. Sure, because people with innocent explanations give their statements exclusively to Fox News. NT

[Blue Owl]

11. Sounds like golf cart advice from FF45

“Just deny it all — when you’re famous, they let you do it...”