Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinsons disease NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre announced Tuesday while testifying on Capitol Hill at a hearing about alleged welfare misspending that he was “recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.”

Favre, a retired NFL quarterback who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1992-2007, revealed the news Tuesday morning while appearing before a Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee hearing on welfare abuses. He is currently being sued by the state Mississippi over the receipt of funds, via speaking fees, that had been intended for poor women and children. He’s also been accused of improperly using his political connections to redirect welfare funds to his alma mater.

In his opening statement before the committee Tuesday, Favre claimed he was the victim of unscrupulous public officials and said he never knew he was receiving welfare funds.

“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why …