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Doug Farrar

Brett Favre sues Pat McAfee, Shannon Sharpe for ‘defamatory allegations’ re: welfare fraud scheme

When he was a quarterback, Brett Favre was never shy about attacking and counter-attacking. Of course, Favre ended his career with 336 interceptions, more than anybody else in pro football history, so things don’t always go the ways in which he would have liked.

Now, Favre is counter-attacking in a more serious matter. He is suing former NFL players and current talking heads Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe for “defamatory allegations” regarding Favre’s role in an alleged welfare scam in the state of Mississippi.

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