‘It Boggles the Mind’: State Auditor Slams Brett Favre for Thinking He Was ‘Entitled’ to $730K In Mississippi Welfare Funds, Demands Repayment

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre faced renewed calls to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in Mississippi welfare funds that were allegedly funneled to various pet projects supported by the athlete years after his Hall of Fame career ended. State auditor Shad White filed court papers on Monday demanding nearly $730,000 from Favre in the& long-running legal fight& over public funds that were intended to support disadvantaged communities in one of the nation’s poorest states. White submitted the motion as a counterclaim to a defamation lawsuit that was filed by Favre in 2023, claiming White and two sports commentators had disparaged him in public discussions about the welfare scandal involving the nonprofit Mississippi Community Education Center.  Former NFL player Brett Favre walks off the 10th tee box during the Celebrity Foursome at the second round of the American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge Golf Club on June 11, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) In October, a federal judge dismissed Favre’s defamation claim against NFL analyst Shannon Sharpe, while Favre dropped his suit against color commentator Pat McAfee after the host apologized for public statements that accused Favre of “stealing from poor people in Mississippi.”...