NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre has retired his defamation suit against former NFL player and current podcast host Pat McAfee, the podcast host said Thursday.
In February, Favre filed defamation lawsuits against McAfee, Mississippi State Auditor Shad White, and Shannon Sharpe, Fox Sports Personality about Favre’s alleged involvement in a $77 million Mississippi welfare fraud case.
Former NFL player and presenter Pat McAfee speaks in the radio line before Super Bowl LVII at the Phoenix Convention Center on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix. (Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
McAfee made the announcement to start his Thursday show and said the lawsuit had been dropped.
PAT MCAFEE SEEKS DISMISSAL OF BRETT FAVRE’S DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM, ASKS QB FOR CHARITABLE DONATION INSTEAD
«As many of you know, Brett Favre he sued me for statements I made about him on this show,” McAfee said Thursday. “As I confirmed in my court documents and repeat here, my statements, delivered in a comic style, were based solely on public information and allegations.
«As I said earlier, I have a lot of respect for Brett Favre, the football player, and his Hall of Fame career in the countryside. And I have no personal knowledge of any cases involving Brett in Mississippi.
Pat McAfee during the Georgia Bulldogs game against the TCU Horned Frogs in the college football national championship game on January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
«I’m pleased to report that based solely on me reclarifying these points again now, with no settlement paid, Brett is withdrawing his lawsuit against me.»
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The February complaint against McAfee alleged McAfee said Favre he was a «robber» who was «robbing the poor of Mississippi.» He was also accused of making similar statements on Twitter.
Favre issued a statement on Twitter confirming the firing.
Former football great Brett Favre sits courtside with his 11-year-old grandson Parker Valkenburg, right, watching an NBA basketball game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on May 16. March 2022 in Sacramento, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
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«I am happy that Pat McAfee and I have resolved this litigation,» Favre wrote. «Like Pat said, I was trying to be funny and not comment based on any personal knowledge. We both prefer to talk about football.»
Favre is still embroiled in the Mississippi welfare scandal in which the state is suing 38 people or companies in an attempt to recover $24 million of $77 million in federal welfare funds, according to a Mississippi Today report.