Brett Favre: Former American Football

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Brett Favre, a former American football quarterback, is one of the best possible players to be considered in the NFL 2016 Hall of Fame Class, reports NFL National Lead Writer Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report). Brett Favre played for the Atlanta Falcons, the Green Bay Packers, the New York Jets, and the Minnesota Vikings. Favre’s season with the New York Jets in 2008 is not known for the most successful passes, but rather for the frequent nudes and controversial text messages with the former New York Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger. In 2010, the NFL began an investigation against Favre for alleged explicit sexual text messages and photos sent to Jenn Sterger. Favre would occasionally send voicemails to Jenn Sterger saying, “Love to have you

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