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Way back in May of 2020 we told you about the sports scandal nobody was talking about, at least at a national level – Brett Favre owing the state of Mississippi over $1 million dollars for money that was given to him from the state from funds that were supposed to go to families in need.
Favre said back then that he didn’t know the money, which was given to him to for speaking engagements (speaking engagements that he never made), came from a federal grant called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which is known as welfare.
He immediately paid back $500,000 of the $1.1 million he received and he was reportedly going to pay back the remaining $600,000 in installments.
But guess what? He hasn’t done that and now owes $828,000 thanks to interest that has built up.
This new development – that Favre hasn’t paid his debts for welfare money that he didn’t deserve – dropped yesterday in a report by Mississippi Today, which has been all over this story since the beginning.
The report added that Favre blocked a reporter on Twitter who tried to ask Favre about the situation. Here are some details from the report:
Favre paid $500,000 to the auditor’s office shortly after the news broke, but failed to pay the remaining $600,000. The athlete refused to answer any of Mississippi Today’s questions about why he received the contract, what he performed for Families First, or where the remaining money was. He offered a short explanation to his Twitter followers before blocking this reporter on the platform.
So here’s where Favre stands – he must pay back the money or face a civil suit. The man who’s not afraid to share bad takes on COVID-19 vaccines is apparently afraid, or unwilling, to pay back a large sum of money that should have gone to families in need, not to some former athlete who made a ton of money during his Hall of Fame football career.
And for that Favre should be ashamed of himself. What a joke, really. What an embarrassing look for the former QB who knows a thing or two about embarrassing looks.
Come on, Favre. Pay the money back, like 15 minutes ago. This is ridiculous and shameful.
Quick hits: Aaron Rodgers’ advice to Joe Burrow… Classy moment between NFL kickers… Fantasy football advice… And more.
– Aaron Rodgers offered some good advice to Joe Burrow after the Bengals QB was briefly injured after taking a big hit in last Sunday’s game.
– Speaking of that Packers-Bengals game, NFL Films shared a great video of kickers Mason Crosby and Evan McPherson sharing a classy moment after what was a rough day for both of them.
– Charles Curtis is back with his NFL Week 6 fantasy studs, duds, and sleepers.
– This terrible missed call in last night’s Braves-Brewers game showed how broken MLB’s replay system is.
– The NHL season started last night and ESPN kicked things off with an awesome tribute to its iconic NHL theme song.
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