Packers Hall of Famer Brett Farve - Photo by Ken Ruinard / USA TODAY NETWORK Syndication Usa Today
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) – One of the all-time greats in Packers franchise history announced on Tuesday morning that they’ve begun their battle with Parkinson’s disease.
According to Front Office Sports, former quarterback and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Farve made the announcement while testifying before the House Ways & Means Committee that he was “recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease” while discussing the need for more “guardrails” when it comes to releasing funds through TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and a failed investment in a concussion drug known as Prevacus.
“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others. I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, this is also a cause dear to my heart,” Farve said.
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological movement disease that often begins slowly and worsens with time, according to the Mayo Clinic. The nervous system, which is the main target of the disease, is a network of nerve cells that regulates movement among other bodily functions. There is no known cure for Parkinson’s, and roughly 90,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease every year, with men being 1.5x more likely to be diagnosed than women.
In an interview from 2022, Favre claimed to have experienced “thousands” of concussions while playing football for more than two decades. He won three MVPs, a Super Bowl championship with the Packers in 1996, and held the record for the most consecutive games played (321 games, including postseason games).
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