It should not have taken stealing money from some of the poorest people in our country to recognize and acknowledge that Brett Favre is a garbage human, writes nrarmour
As Favre coasted into the Hall of Fame, nary a word was said about any of this.
revealed that Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant were part of a scheme to divert at least $5 million in welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium at Southern Mississippi. Favre went to Southern Miss, and his daughter was playing volleyball there at the time of the stadium project. In another text, Favre says Bryant “said to me just a second ago that he has seen but hint hint that you need to reword it to get it accepted.”
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