Text messages show Brett Favre, others, sought help from White House for concussion drug funding

Posted by Mike Florio on May 5, 2023, 1:58 PM EDT
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Former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant has released his texts. Anthony Olivieri of ESPN.com has read them so you (and we) don’t have to.

Via Olivieri, the texts show that quarterback Brett Favre, a business associate, and Bryant sought assistance from the Trump White House in 2019, at a time when they were seeking funding for an experimental concussion drug through the company known as Prevacus.

The October 2019 text exchange included Bryant telling Favre that they needed Donald Trump’s support. Specifically, Bryant asked Favre whether he had “heard from Trump about going to his rally,” and that Trump had asked Bryant to make sure Favre was attending.

In November 2019, Favre was included in text messages regarding a possible White House summit on youth brain safety.

Favre’s camp dismissed the text messages.

“What’s the issue with trying to work with the government to solve concussions?” a Favre spokesman told ESPN on Thursday.

Last year, Favre, Prevacus, and company founder Jacob VanLandingham were sued by Mississippi in connection with payment of $2.1 million to Prevacus and an affiliated company from federal welfare funds.

Favre, VanLandingham, and Bryant have denied wrongdoing.

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15 responses to “Text messages show Brett Favre, others, sought help from White House for concussion drug funding”

  1. As he said, “What’s the issue with trying to work with the government to solve concussions?” a Favre spokesman told ESPN on Thursday.

  2. Sounding more and more like how government is done. Sad thing is that it happens a lot more than people think by people without a big name and no one cares. Government funds are always corrupt.

  3. I’m surprised MVP3 didn’t try to pitch/sell the brand new copper fit concussion balaclava.

    Would have been slightly more believable than a topical cream smeared all over one’s head during pre-game and pre-practice, without the grifting and groveling involved.

  4. Favre (worth over $100 million), asks for government to line his pockets with more money for a drug company that is a con.

    A camel has a better chance of fitting through the eye of a needle than a rich man has in getting into heaven.

  5. Prevacus and its affiliate – for profit entities – received $2.1 million from Mississippi’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds.

    Funds that came from other people’s taxes, meant to help the needy. That’s the issue Mustang.

  6. there is nothing wrong with using gov’t finds, but it is 1000% wrong to use funds allocated for welfare programs, that that needs to be explained is just incredible

  7. Dr Farve has had too many concussions if he thinks that anybody will believe this scam

  9. The texts will be Favre’s undoing, I hope. What he did to poor people is lower than low.

  10. 1970mustang says:
    May 5, 2023 at 2:10 pm
    As he said, “What’s the issue with trying to work with the government to solve concussions?” a Favre spokesman told ESPN on Thursday.
    ————————————-
    Brett Farve was also the largest outside investor in Prevacus and held $250,000 in stock.

  11. It’s the politicians who choose which account(s) the funding comes from. Period. No one else makes that decision.

  12. Snake oil sales and rubes go together like peas and carrots.

  13. kyzmyn2 says:
    May 5, 2023 at 4:03 pm

    It’s the politicians who choose which account(s) the funding comes from. Period. No one else makes that decision.

    The funds in any particular program must be spent according to the rules of that program. You can’t take funds earmarked for defense and disburse them for an unrelated purpose.

  14. A selfish, privileged, alleged criminal was seeking assistance from Trump. Call me shocked.

  15. I’m all for piling on Favre regarding the Mississippi issue, the text messages are so incriminating by themselves. If guilty, all involved should be ashamed.

    But I’m going to hold off judgement a little on this particular issue, if he was “included in text messages” because he was involved with a company. I think we need a little more information before we get out the pitch forks.

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