<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> Hall of Famer Brett Favre made it clear where he stands when it comes to transgenderism and the radical activists pushing it, calling it &#8220;wrong&#8221; that a trans-identifying man can use a women&#8217;s bathroom.
During the 53-year-old&#8217;s recent appearance on Jason Whitlock&#8217;s &#8220;Fearless&#8221; podcast, Favre said some of the things leftists promote are &#8220;beyond belief,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brett-favre-says-usa-better-place-trump-president-says-athletes-afraid-trans-backlash">Fox News</a> reported.
&#8220;To think that a young man who identifies as a girl, I don&#8217;t understand it — just hear me out — can go into a girl&#8217;s bathroom and use the restroom with girls, and for us to think that&#8217;s OK, I think is wrong,&#8221; said Favre.
&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry…&#8221; he added. &#8220;I just think some things we&#8217;re allowing in this country are beyond belief… Some of the thoughts and beliefs we&#8217;re seeing are crazy.&#8221;
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&#39;IT&#39;S SCARY&#39;: Pro Football Hall of Famer <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettFavre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrettFavre</a> calls out the Left&#39;s woke ideology, including letting biological males use the girl&#39;s bathroom. <a href="https://t.co/759RDf2fRZ">https://t.co/759RDf2fRZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/MPO1lgaHZY">pic.twitter.com/MPO1lgaHZY</a>
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The former Green Bay Packers quarterback&#8217;s conversation with Whitlock then turned to the debate of biological trans-identifying males being able to compete against women in female sports, with both blasting the idea.
&#8220;I think maybe vast majority [of athletes] are afraid of what it&#8217;ll do to their career,&#8221; Favre said when asked why athletes aren&#8217;t speaking out. &#8220;And it&#8217;s not affecting them directly. Not yet, at least.&#8221;
&#8220;Who knows where this country&#8217;s going?&#8221; he added. &#8220;It may affect them somewhere down the road. Is it too late? I don&#8217;t know. It&#8217;s scary.&#8221;
Favre joins the likes of tennis legend <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-not-fair-tennis-legend-blows-up-at-lia-thomas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martina Navratilova</a>, actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/monty-python-alum-goes-viral-after-tweeting-about-unfair-advantage-biological-men-have-in-womens-sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Cleese</a>, and comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-s-has-to-stop-comedian-rob-schneider-says-stop-making-girls-compete-against-trans-identifying-men" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Schneider</a> who have said biological males competing in women&#8217;s sports is &#8220;not fair&#8221; and has to &#8220;stop.&#8221;
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&#8220;Lia Thomas Says Her Critics Using &#8216;Feminism&#8217; Claims To Hide Transphobia- NEWSFLASH Lia- it&#8217;s not fair,&#8221; Navratilova tweeted in her recent viral post.
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Lia Thomas Says Her Critics Using &#39;Feminism&#39; Claims To Hide Transphobia- NEWSFLASH Lia- it’s not fair. We shouldn’t have to explain it to you over and over. Also- stop explaining feminism to feminists…. <a href="https://t.co/vZxEva3rm2">https://t.co/vZxEva3rm2</a>
&mdash; Martina Navratilova (@Martina) <a href="https://twitter.com/Martina/status/1651276033994244101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;We shouldn&#8217;t have to explain it to you over and over,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Also- stop explaining feminism to feminists….&#8221;
Her comments came in response to biological male transgender athlete Lia Thomas who called out critics for pushing &#8220;transphobic beliefs&#8221; under the &#8220;guise of feminism.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/they-sold-us-a-bill-of-goods-megyn-kelly-says-transgender-movement-has-gone-too-far" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;They Sold Us A Bill Of Goods&#8217;: Megyn Kelly Says Transgender Movement Has Gone &#8216;Too Far&#8217;</a>

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‘This Is Wrong’: NFL Hall Of Famer Brett Favre Slams Transgenderism

NFL Hall Of Famer Brett Favre Slams Transgenderism

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The attorney for NFL Hall of Fame quarterback <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brett Favre</a> told The Daily Wire’s “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crain and Company</a>” podcast Monday that his client has an open and shut case against two of the biggest names in sports media. 
Eric Herschmann joined the hosts of the sports podcast to discuss Favre’s recent legal challenges stemming from allegations that the former Green Bay Packers star misused state welfare funds to help build a volleyball facility for his alma mater, Southern Miss, where his daughter played volleyball. Herschmann argued that the state, not Favre, was at fault for mishandling millions of dollars and that sports media personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee defamed his client when discussing the case. 
“Brett never got any of this money. They’re suing him for $5 million that went from the state agency that’s responsible for welfare funds and ended up in the pocket of another state agency, Southern Miss, and there’s some way they think that’s theft,” Herschmann argued.  
“There may be a problem within Mississippi … but this really has nothing to do with Brett,” the attorney added. Immediately after discovering the funds were taken from the state welfare agency, Favre returned the money, according to Herschmann.
Last September, former Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services John Davis pleaded guilty to conspiracy and theft relating to the $77 million welfare scandal, which is Mississippi’s largest public corruption case ever, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brett-favre-scandal-explained-ex-nfl-qb-is-accused-of-misusing-of-mississippi-state-welfare-funds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CBS. The Department of Justice accused four others of conspiring with Davis but did not name them. Favre has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing. 
Following allegations that Favre was involved in the scandal, the Hall of Famer was dragged by Sharpe and McAfee. On his Fox Sports show with Skip Bayless, Sharpe referred to Favre as a “sleazeball” and said the quarterback must be “a sorry mofo to steal from the underserved.” Favre <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2023/02/brett-favre-suing-shannon-sharpe-pat-mcafee-for-saying-he-was-stealing-from-the-poor-people-of-mississippi.html">claims</a> that McAfee, who hosts his own show on Sirius XM, falsely referred to Favre as a “thief” who stole “from the underprivileged people of Mississippi.”
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Favre sued both Sharpe and McAfee along with Mississippi’s state auditor last month for defamation. McAfee responded to the lawsuit on his show on February 27, but Sharpe has yet to comment on the lawsuit publically.  
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I have officially been served by Brett Favre<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/2O8fhU8dpe">pic.twitter.com/2O8fhU8dpe</a>
&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1630253718045065217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Herschmann told the “Crain and Company” hosts that McAfee has dug a hole for himself by continuing to discuss the scandal, and the attorney believes he has a “slam dunk” case against the media personality.
“Pat McAfee keeps talking about it. In all my years of being an attorney and being a prosecutor previously, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a defendant build a case against himself the way Pat is.” 
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Brett Favre Attorney Confident HOF QB Has ‘Slam Dunk’ Defamation Case Against Pat McAfee, Shannon Sharpe

Brett Favre Attorney Confident HOF QB Has 'Slam Dunk' Defamation Case Against Pat McAfee, Shannon Sharpe

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Sports figures were warning against biological males making a mockery of female sports long before <a href="https://www.dailywire.com">The Daily Wire</a>’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/matt-walsh">Matt Walsh</a> stumped the Left by asking, “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">What is a Woman?</a>”
Fighting, weightlifting, tennis, swimming, and every other sport that rewards speed and strength give unfair advantages to biological males, according to luminaries like podcast king <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-rogan">Joe Rogan</a>, NFL Hall of Famer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre">Brett Favre</a>, former tennis superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-says-allowing-emily-zanotti">Martina Navratilova</a>, and another legend who was once the best athlete in the world.
“I mean, you can wear all the lipstick you want,” Rogan, also a UFC announcer, said in 2013 of trans woman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biopic-of-trans-mma-fighter-fallon-fox-in-the-works">Fallon Fox</a>, who was dominating women’s mixed martial arts — even <a href="http://whoatv.com/transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-sends-opponent-to-hospital/">reportedly</a> leaving one opponent with a fractured skull. “You want to be a woman and you want to take female hormones, you want to get a boob job, that&#8217;s all fine. I support your life to live, your right to live as a woman.”
But hormones and even operations don’t erase the natural advantages biological males have over women, Rogan said.
“The operation doesn&#8217;t shave down your bone density,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t change. You look at a man&#8217;s hands and you look at a women&#8217;s hands and they&#8217;re built different. They&#8217;re just thicker, they&#8217;re stronger, your wrists are thicker, your elbows are thicker, your joints are thicker. Just the mechanical function of punching, a man can do it much harder than a woman can, period.”
<div id="attachment_213558" style="width: 918px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-213558" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-213558 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FallonFox-908x576.png" alt="NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Mixed martial artist Fallon Fox attends the 2013 Emery Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 13, 2013 in New York City." width="908" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2021/04/FallonFox-908x576.png 908w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2021/04/FallonFox-300x190.png 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2021/04/FallonFox-768x487.png 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2021/04/FallonFox-1536x975.png 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2021/04/FallonFox.png 1560w" sizes="(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px" />UFC fighter Fallon Fox, a biological male who identifies as female, has an unfair advantage in the ring, according to Joe Rogan. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)</div>
More recently, Rogan railed against what he considers “an assault on women’s sports.”
“Women are so frustrated because if you – or parents if your daughter is competing and they’re competing against trans women, it’s not fair,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/its-not-fair-joe-rogan-slams-transgender-athletes-competing-in-womens-sport/news-story/f1e618764a72673670bdbde51b05dab6">Rogan said in an April podcast</a>. “It’s not fair no matter what anybody says. There’s a reason why we have a distinction between men and women’s sports.”
In “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">What is a Woman?</a>” Walsh interviewed a University of Pennsylvania swimmer and member of the women’s team who said she was disillusioned about having Lia Thomas, a biological male who only transitioned last year, on the team. Thomas, who has not had a sex-change operation, won an NCAA championship in the 500-yard freestyle in March.
“If you even bring up the fact that Lia’s swimming might not be fair, you’re immediately shut down and called a hateful person, or transphobic,” the swimmer, whose identity was shielded to protect her from retribution, told Walsh.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">The documentary</a> shows how trans high school track athletes and basketball players dominate girls’ competition, leaving biological females dispirited. Selina Soule, a high school track star from Connecticut, recounted to Walsh how she was edged out of a chance to go to the New England Regional Championships in the 55-meter dash when two biological male athletes finished ahead of her.
&#8220;Once the gun went off, the two transgender athletes took off flying and left all of us girls in the dust,&#8221; she told Walsh. &#8220;After so many losses, it just gets to the point of &#8216;Why am I even doing this?'&#8221;
The phenomenon Walsh spotlights in &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/what-is-a-woman-official-trailer">What is a Woman?</a>&#8221; has bothered top athletes for years.
Last year, NFL legend Favre spoke his mind as transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard represented New Zealand in the <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/topic/tokyo-2020-olympics">2020 Olympic Games</a> in Tokyo.
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&#8220;It&#8217;s a man competing as a woman,&#8221; the longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback told co-host Eric Bolling on their Bolling with Favre podcast. &#8220;That&#8217;s unfair. It&#8217;s not fair for a man, even if this person wants to be a woman or feels compelled—if you want to become the opposite sex, that&#8217;s fine. I’ve got no problem with it. But you can&#8217;t compete against—males cannot compete against females.&#8221;
Navratilova, widely considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, in a <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-rules-on-trans-athletes-reward-cheats-and-punish-the-innocent-klsrq6h3x">2019 column for the Sunday Times of London</a>, said enough was enough with trans athletes competing against women.
“A man can decide to be female, take hormones if required by whatever sporting organization is concerned, win everything in sight and perhaps earn a small fortune and then reverse his decision and go back to making babies if he so desires,” she said.
The same year, British swimming star swimmer Sharron Davies, a silver medalist in the 400-meter individual medley at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, spoke out against the trans trend in sports.
“If you just ignore that potential benefit, women, XX-born natal females, will not be able to win any of their medals, any of their sports scholarships, any of their profile opportunities to be able to get a platform,&#8221; Davies told <a class="Link" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-48368630">the BBC</a>. &#8220;How is that fair? We are in a society where 50% of us are women.&#8221;
Davies, who also represented Great Britain in the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, said it is a matter of preserving the integrity of female sports.
“I believe there is a fundamental difference between the binary sex you are born with and the gender you may identify as,” Davies said. “To protect women’s sport, those with a male sex advantage should not be able to compete in women’s sport.”
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Perhaps no one is better qualified to speak about the advantage biological males who identify as women have in sports than Caitlyn Jenner. In the 1970s, Jenner identified as a male named Bruce and was regarded as the best athlete in the world after winning the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
&#8220;I have said from the beginning, I don&#8217;t think biological boys should compete in women&#8217;s sports,” Jenner <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/19/caitlyn-jenner-on-lia-thomas-ncaa-needs-protect-womens-sports/">told Fox News</a> earlier this year. “It&#8217;s just not fair.&#8221;

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mississippi">Mississippi</a> Department of Human Services has sued <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> Hall of Fame quarterback <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/brett-favre">Brett Favre</a> and a trio of ex-professional wrestlers in connection with a long-running dispute over their roles in promoting a taxpayer-funded program for the poor.
The lawsuit, filed Monday Hinds County Circuit Court, alleges the defendants &#8220;squandered&#8221; more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, part of what Mississippi Auditor Shad White has called the largest public corruption case in the state in decades. Favre had paid back speaking fees he was given for promoting the program, but the state claims he still owes $228,000 in interest.
“I love Mississippi and I would never knowingly do anything to take away from those that need it most,” Favre said in 2020, when the allegations first came to light that he accepted money but did not follow through on his obligations.
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The lawsuit says retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre along with several other people “squandered” more than $20 million in money from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program <a href="https://t.co/zAlLFEiZH0">https://t.co/zAlLFEiZH0</a>
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Monday&#8217;s lawsuit was filed weeks after a mother and son who ran a Mississippi nonprofit pleaded guilty to state criminal charges tied to the misspending. Nancy New, 69, and Zachary New, 39, agreed to testify against others in the case.
The case dates back to early 2020, when News and her son, former Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director John Davis, and three others were charged with diverting welfare money to items such as drug rehabilitation for former pro wrestler Brett DiBiase. DiBiase is a defendant in the lawsuit, as are his father and brother, Ted DiBiase Sr. and Ted &#8220;Teddy&#8221; DiBiase Jr., who also were pro wrestlers.
Ted DiBiase Sr. was a prominent World Wrestling Federation star known as the &#8220;The Million Dollar Man&#8221; in the 1980s. He is now a Christian evangelist and a motivational speaker who was given a $1.7 million grant in 2017 and 2018 to promote the welfare program, according to the lawsuit.
Last year, White ordered DiBiase, Favre and others to repay $77 million of misspent welfare funds. Favre, who lives in Mississippi and was hired to promote the program, was ordered to return $1.1 million, which he did. The Green Bay Packers great has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing.
White said Favre was paid for speeches but did not show up and still owes interest on the money he was paid. Favre has said he did not know the money he received came from welfare funds and has touted charity work his foundation has performed in the state as evidence he would never cheat the poor.
&#8220;I applaud the team filing this suit and am grateful the state is taking another step toward justice for the taxpayers,&#8221; White said. &#8220;We will continue to work alongside our federal partners &#8212; who have been given access to all our evidence for more than two years &#8212; to make sure the case is fully investigated.&#8221;
State prosecutors said Favre sought to have Nancy New use money from the program to fund Prevacus, a Florida-based company trying to develop a concussion drug in which Favre was the leading investor.
Favre allegedly hosted a Prevacus stock sales presentation at his home in January 2019, attended by VanLandingham, Davis, Nancy New, Zach New and Ted DiBiase Jr., though it was not clear if or how much money from the welfare program was diverted to Prevacus.

NFL Great Brett Favre Sued By Mississippi Over Misspent Welfare Funds

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Brett Favre is a part of the old-guard NFL. In his playing days, he was the prototypical iron-man, starting at quarterback for a record 297 consecutive games. 
His toughness on the field is the stuff of legends, but the Hall of Famer is doing what he can to protect the younger generation from experiencing the head trauma he experienced from his years of playing tackle football. 
Favre has partnered with the “Concussion Legacy Foundation” in order to encourage parents to prevent their children from playing tackle football before the age of 14. According to the <a href="https://concussionfoundation.org/Favre4Flag">CLF</a>, a &#8220;child’s odds of developing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) double every additional three years they play tackle football.&#8221;
“Having kids play before high school is just not worth the risk,” Favre <a href="https://concussionfoundation.org/Favre4Flag">said</a> in a statement. ​​​”CTE is a terrible disease, and we need to do everything we can to prevent it for the next generation of football players.”
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Is letting your child play tackle football before age 14 ever a good idea? Brett Favre says no. <a href="https://t.co/E6rav9nO1p">https://t.co/E6rav9nO1p</a> <a href="https://t.co/gOKjZAefO0">pic.twitter.com/gOKjZAefO0</a>
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Favre joined the crew at NBC on “<a href="https://www.today.com/video/brett-favre-urges-no-tackle-football-for-kids-under-14-in-new-psa-118859845821">Today</a>” to discuss his partnership as well as the impacts of CTE. 
“I don’t know what normal feels like,” Favre said when asked how he’s feeling. “Do I have CTE or early-onset? I really don’t know, but I can’t complain. I’m able to do and function as I please for the most part.” 
“Concussions are a very, very serious thing. And we’re just scraping the service of how severe they are and what are the repercussions.” 
Favre does not have sons of his own, but he does have three grandsons and he was asked what he would say to them about waiting until they’re 14 to play tackle football. 
“Well, they’re 11, 7, and 4, and have not mentioned playing football at all. I am not going to mention it as well. If they choose to play, I will support them, but I am not going to encourage them in any way to play. I’m just fearful of what concussions can do. And it only takes one … It’s just too risky.” 
“Concussions are going to happen. Whether it be the playground, in the car, elderly falling, sports,” Favre continued. “All sports have concussions. So, I’m not going to encourage them to play until there’s a treatment. Right now it’s all prevention and as we know, you can only do so much and concussions are going to happen.” 
The discovery of CTE has had a large impact on the way the game of football has been played over the past several years. Both college football and the NFL have made major rule changes with the intention of minimizing injuries to the head. 
The targeting rules in college football were implemented in 2013, with players that are flagged for the penalty being ejected from the game with an automatic 15-yard penalty. In the NFL, removing the use of the helmet when tackling has been a major focal point by the league. According to the NFL Communications <a href="https://nflcommunications.com/Documents/Fact%20Sheet%20-%20Use%20of%20the%20Helmet.pdf">website</a>: 
<blockquote>Contact does not have to be to an opponent&#8217;s head or neck area — lowering the head and initiating contact to an opponent&#8217;s torso, hips, and lower body, is also a foul. Violations of the rule will be easier to see and officiate when they occur in open space — as opposed to close line play — but this rule applies anywhere on the field at any time.</blockquote>
Favre has said that he probably had &#8220;thousands&#8221; of concussions in his playing career and that he does experience symptoms that can be attributed to the repeated blows to the head.
“I feel as though I’m lucky, to this point, but … I find that my short-term memory, someone I met six months ago, it has gotten a lot worse,” Favre <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/04/12/brett-favre-says-he-suffered-probably-thousands-of-concussions/">said</a> in 2018. “Simple words that would normally come out easy in a conversation, I’ll stammer.”
Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <a href="mailto:Sports@dailywire.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sports@dailywire.com</a>.

Brett Favre Encourages Parents To Keep Kids Away From Tackle Football Until Age Fourteen

Football legend Brett Favre blasted the Olympics for allowing biologically male transgender athletes to compete in women&#8217;s sports.
Favre made the comments in relation to the announcement earlier this week of former men&#8217;s weightlifter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-openly-transgender-athlete-will-compete-in-olympics-after-dominating-female-weightlifting-competitions">Laurel Hubbard</a> being permitted to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games against biologically female competitors. Hubbard&#8217;s representation of New Zealand makes the weightlifter the first openly transgender athlete at the Games.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a man competing as a woman,&#8221; Favre said on his podcast, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/brett-favre-unfair-transgender-female">Fox News</a> reported. He added: &#8220;That&#8217;s unfair.&#8221;
&#8220;If I was a true female — I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m saying that — and I was competing in weightlifting and lost to this person, I would be beside myself,&#8221; said Favre.
&#8220;It&#8217;s not fair for a man, even if this person wants to be a woman or feels compelled — if you want to become the opposite sex, that&#8217;s fine. I got no problem with it. But you can&#8217;t compete against — males cannot compete against females,&#8221; he said.
Favre also commented on transgender BMX Freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe, who made recent news for remarks the athlete made last year about hoping to burn the American flag on the Olympics podium. As noted by Fox, Wolfe has qualified as an alternate for the upcoming Games.
Wolfe shouldn’t be allowed to compete, Favre contended.
&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t have her participate in my Olympics; go participate for somebody else. To say that is such a slap in our country&#8217;s face. I can&#8217;t believe this person can be allowed to participate for our country,&#8221; he said.
Favre is certainly not the only athlete to speak out in protection of girls and women&#8217;s sports. As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/olympian-sharron-davies-blasts-olympics-allowing-trans-athlete-to-compete-against-women">The Daily Wire</a>, Olympic medalist Sharron Davies criticized the Olympics for separating sport by so-called gender identity, rather than sex.
“We have men &amp; women’s separate competition [for] a BIG reason, biology in sport matters,” Davies posted via Twitter. “Separate categories give females equal opportunities of sporting success.”
The swimmer added that “the average age of a female Olympic weightlifter is 23,” while “Laurel Hubbard is 43. 30% unfair advantage! Sex not gender [for] sport.”
Back in 2019, Davies sounded off on her goal to help protect women’s sports, tweeting, “I have nothing against anyone who wishes [to] be transgender. However, I believe there is a fundamental difference between the binary sex [you are] born with &amp; the gender [you] may identify as. To protect women’s sport those with a male sex advantage should not be able [to] compete in women’s sport.”
“Please please take a look &amp; tell me how this is not going to negatively effect (sic) women’s sport?” Davies wrote in another post, captioning a meme that highlights recent transgender athletes cleaning up against biological girls and women in their respective sports.
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Please please take a look &amp; tell me how this is not going to negatively effect women’s sport?! ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/iocmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iocmedia</a>⁩ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/transgender?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#transgender</a> <a href="https://t.co/fC1Fap8Hlv">pic.twitter.com/fC1Fap8Hlv</a>
&mdash; Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href="https://twitter.com/sharrond62/status/1102562082766159872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/like-a-bad-joke-female-competitor-reacts-to-trans-weightlifter-competing-in-olympic-games">‘Like A Bad Joke’: Female Competitor Reacts To Trans Weightlifter Competing In Olympic Games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/olympian-sharron-davies-blasts-olympics-allowing-trans-athlete-to-compete-against-women">Olympian Sharron Davies Blasts Olympics Allowing Trans Athlete To Compete Against Women</a> </li>
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Brett Favre Blasts Olympics Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete Against Women: ‘It’s A Man Competing As A Woman’

Olympics

Transgender

Brett Favre, 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and Super Bowl champion, just wants to watch sports. 
“I think both sides, for the most part, want to see it just remain about the sport,” Favre told Andrew Klavan of The Daily Wire. “Not about politics.” 
Favre’s comments come after Major League Baseball&#8217;s decision to move their All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s Election integrity Act of 2021. His views on keeping sports and politics separate don’t put him in the minority. In fact, whether the Left wants to admit it or not, Americans have little interest in being bombarded with social justice messaging and political activism while sitting down to watch their favorite team play.  
Declining sports television ratings tend to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-new-daily-wire-poll-shows-woke-politics-could-hurt-mlbs-bottom-line">support</a> Favre’s statement. Even the NBA, after seeing viewership decline during the NBA restart in Orlando, decided they had better tone down the political rhetoric during games for the 2020-2021 season. 
“I know when I turn on a game, I want to watch a game,” Favre continued. “I want to watch players play and teams win, lose, come from behind. I want to watch all the important parts of the game, not what’s going on outside of the game, and I think the general fan feels the same way.”
“I can’t tell you how many people have said to me, ‘I don’t want to watch anymore, it’s not about the game anymore.’ And I tend to agree.&#8221;
The recent inundation of politics in sports can be traced back in large part to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’, who famously began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. 
“I’m not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL media in 2016. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
Favre was asked whether current and former NFL players support the protesting of the national anthem before games. “I personally have not had an in depth conversation with any present player. Or for that matter, former players or teammates,” Favre said. “It’s been talked about more in passing.”
“I guess the jury is out on whether it will be a good thing or not. I think it’s created more turmoil than good. But I agree with you 100%,” Favre told Klavan. “Something has to unite us. And the games or sport in the past have been a unification. Now it’s almost like a division.”
Sports without the side of politics. A pretty uncontroversial statement, no?
Evidently, not so for many on the Left.
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For those who need to hear this:
Brett Favre is going to be a footnote in football history, relevant only to fans of the game. 
He contributed NOTHING to football that it didn’t already have.
Colin Kaepernick is going to be at least two chapters in every high school history or
&mdash; Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1382702416152436743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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despite real fear of the consequences, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kaepernick7</a> is a bona fide HERO!
(And before you get it twisted, Colin stared down hundreds of death threats from the TFG Heyena-pack. 
Never question that his acts were at great PERSONAL risk, not just financial).
&mdash; Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PamKeithFL/status/1382702419428139012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Favre added that none of this was an issue when he was playing. 
“In fact, that was sort of our protected space, if you will, where we could kind of let our guard down,” Favre continued. “We were in something together. We fought together. We won together. We lost together. We were truly a family. To answer your question, we absolutely didn’t have issues.” 
Favre went on to discuss his support for Donald Trump in the 2020 election, and the controversy that surrounded his support. 
“I knew that it was going to create a firestorm by first playing golf with the president,” Favre said. ‘Which I thought was an honor regardless of who that president is. And by tweeting my support for then President Trump, I knew that would create some more issues.”
“But again, I go back to the people that know me and would speak on my behalf in a positive light. I really don’t worry about it a whole lot. It’s a shame that we’ve come to this.” 
The views expressed in this piece are the author&#8217;s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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NFL Legend Brett Favre Says Kneeling For National Anthem ‘Created More Turmoil Than Good’

Speaking to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/19/brett-favre-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs-afc-championship/">TMZ</a>, former Green Bay Packers and current Hall of Famer Brett Favre — who suffered numerous concussions during his playing career, in which he started an astonishing NFL-record 297 consecutive games — had some advice for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who suffered a nasty concussion in Sunday’s AFC Divisional playoff game against the Cleveland Browns.
Favre <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/04/12/brett-favre-says-he-suffered-probably-thousands-of-concussions/">told Megyn Kelly</a> in 2018 that he thought he had suffered “probably thousands” of concussions while playing football.
Knowing the Chiefs have a crucial playoff game in the AFC Championship this weekend against the Buffalo Bills, Favre cautioned Mahomes, “When you’re in the moment, and you&#8217;re young, you&#8217;re bulletproof, man. I&#8217;m 51 years old and I&#8217;m wondering what tomorrow will bring because of concussions more than anything.”
Favre also stated, “This is a test for the NFL right now. To see a star player in a crucial, crucial game: what will happen with their decision?”
Favre began, “You know, concussions kind of took a back seat with COVID. And quite frankly, it took a star player, the player that the NFL is riding right now, to get hurt to kind of bring concussions back to the forefront. They’re not going away. We’ve had this conversation before; they’re not going away. They’re extremely dangerous. We’re just finding out we’re just scraping the surface about what it does to the brain, and it’s not good.”
“I hate it for Patrick. The protocol’s in place; let’s see if they follow it,” Favre continued. “I love (Chiefs coach) Andy Reid. I always want him to succeed. He may have to do it next week without Patrick, cause that would — who knows what level of concussion he had? Was it extreme? It didn’t look good at all. You hate to see it because long-term damage can be very awful for any player.”
The TMZ interviewer commented, “This is an independent neurologist having to clear him. Even if he feels like he can play but they don’t clear him, he’s not gonna play next week.”
Favre replied, “I can promise you because I’ve been there: He’s gotta feel absolutely 100% ready to play. And if he has — just say he has a headache on Friday but the previous three or four days he’s fine, is he gonna tell ’em? I doubt it. He wants to play.”
Favre recalled, “For years, up until 10 years ago there was no protocol in place. Once you felt better, which could have been three or four hours, you were back out playing. That’s not the case anymore. He will want to play whether or not he passes the baseline tests that he took initially, and the doctors feel he’s able.”
Favre stated bluntly: “This is a test for the NFL right now. To see a star player in a crucial, crucial game: what will happen with their decision?”
TMZ asked, “What would you say to Patrick?”
“You know, I played 321 straight games, it kind of goes against everything I stood for when I played,” Favre answered. “But, you gotta be smart. You gotta be smart. I was never faced with the decision that he potentially will face this week. And ultimately the decision may fall on the doctors. And if they choose that he doesn’t play, then that’s the right move because of the long-term damage.”
Pointing out the tendency of the young to believe they’re invincible, Favre stated, “And when you’re in the moment, and you&#8217;re young, you&#8217;re bulletproof, man. I&#8217;m 51 years old and I&#8217;m wondering what tomorrow will bring because of concussions more than anything. What’s Patrick, 24 or 25?”
“I had it all figured out,” he concluded. “So I just urge him and all players to be extremely smart.”
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‘When You’re In The Moment, And You’re Young, You’re Bulletproof, Man’: Favre Warns Mahomes About Playing After Concussion

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Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who led the Green Bay Packers to a pair of Super Bowl appearances, says sports fans don’t want political messaging mixed in with their sports.
In an interview last week on Sinclair Broadcasting’s “America This Week,” Favre sat down with host Eric Bolling, who asked about players who kneel during the national anthem at National Football League games.
&#8220;I&#8217;m glad I&#8217;m not playing for a lot of reasons. That&#8217;s one. I don&#8217;t want to be asked questions after a game that had nothing to do with play,&#8221; Favre said.
Favre added: &#8220;I’m not saying who’s right or wrong. &#8230; There’s a lot of things that need to be fixed in this country and this world. &#8230; We can all work together.”
Favre talked about the &#8220;cancel culture&#8221; and said things are just too polarized.
&#8220;If you like oranges and I don&#8217;t, is that wrong? Does that mean I&#8217;m suppose to dislike you?&#8221; he said. &#8220;You&#8217;re either with us or we hate you.&#8221;
The QB, who also led teams to eight division championships and five NFC Championship Games during his 20-year pro career, was also asked about the widening politicization of sports. Bolling noted that Favre earlier this year sent in a video question to President Donald Trump, whom he endorsed. In the question, Favre said: &#8220;Hello, Mr. President. My question is, the NBA, and the NFL are struggling with lower ratings as fans clearly do not want political messaging mixed with their sports. So, how should the leagues support and promote an anti-racism position without becoming political and alienating fans?&#8221;
Bolling said, &#8220;Fans clearly don’t want political messaging mixed with their sports. Did you get a lot of heat for that?&#8221;
“I don’t pay attention,” Favre replied. “Most people thought it was a good question,” he said. “All the haters, they can’t wait to get on their phones.”
Favre also said “all of us &#8230; the older generation” are concerned about the direction of the country.
“It’s frightening what it’s going to be like in 20-30 years from now, honestly I have no idea, but I can’t imagine it being pleasant,” he said.
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On Thanksgiving Day, Trump reacted to NFL players kneeling during the playing of the national anthem with two simple words: “No thanks.”
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson both took a knee during the anthem, apparently to protest police brutality and racism in the country.
Anthem kneeling first popped up in the NFL back in 2016, when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to allegedly protest police brutality against black Americans. Kaepernick’s messaging has since included pro-communist signaling and general anti-American sentiment.
Trump, always an opponent of protesting during the anthem, ripped anthem kneeling over the summer when the protests were seemingly becoming the “new norm” for most professional athletes.
“I think it’s disgraceful,” Trump said, The Daily Wire reported in August. “I was pushing them to get open, then I see everybody kneeling during the anthem. It’s not acceptable to me.”
Ratings are sliding. &#8220;Games are averaging 15.1 million television and digital viewers, according to the league and Nielsen, a 6% decline from last year. Despite the decreases, all but four of the top 30 shows since the season began have been NFL games,&#8221; The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-nfl-tampa-bay-buccaneers-television-football-e9989e64aa312366af2b6ecdab29329e#:~:text=But%20the%20declines%20are%20not,began%20have%20been%20NFL%20games.">reported</a>.
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Hall Of Fame QB Says He’s Had It With Political Posturing In The NFL

Donald Trump

Former NFL star quarterback Brett Favre announced Friday that he is endorsing President Donald Trump for re-election, citing the First Amendment and Second Amendment as two of his primary reasons why he is endorsing the president.
&#8220;My Vote is for what makes this country great, freedom of speech &amp; religion, 2nd Amnd, hard working tax paying citizens, police &amp; military,&#8221; Favre wrote. &#8220;In this election, we have freedom of choice, which all should respect. For me &amp; these principles, my Vote is for @RealDonaldTrump.&#8221;
Favre&#8217;s endorsement could carry some weight with it given the fact that he spent nearly his entire career playing for the Green Bay Packers, a team based in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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My Vote is for what makes this country great, freedom of speech &amp; religion, 2nd Amnd, hard working tax paying citizens, police &amp; military. In this election, we have freedom of choice, which all should respect. For me &amp; these principles, my Vote is for <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealDonaldTrump</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vote</a> ☑️🇺🇸
&mdash; Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettFavre/status/1322154221584732163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The endorsement comes as numerous sports figures and celebrities have either outright endorsed the president or have signaled a willingness to work with him after meeting with his campaign.
On Wednesday, Jack Nicklaus, arguably the top golfer in history, released a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/arguably-top-golfer-in-history-announces-presidential-endorsement-this-is-not-a-personality-contest">statement</a> endorsing Trump:
<blockquote>Through the years, I have been blessed to personally know several Presidents on both sides of the aisle. All were good people. All loved their country. And all believed in the American Dream.
I have had the privilege over the last 3½ years to get to know our current President a little more as his term has progressed. I have been very disappointed at what he’s had to put up with from many directions, but with that, I have seen a resolve and a determination to do the right thing for our country. He has delivered on his promises. He’s worked for the average person. In my opinion, he has been more diverse than any President I have seen and has tried to help people from all walks of life—equally.
I’m just a guy from Ohio and a Midwestern middle-class family, whose grandfathers both worked on the railroad. They gave their son—my father—the opportunity to pursue his education and his American Dream. I was taught strong family values and worked hard to pursue my own dreams—my own American dream. I also believe that Donald Trump’s policies will bring the American Dream to many families across the nation who are still trying to achieve it.
You might not like the way our President says or tweets some things—and trust me, I have told him that!—but I have learned to look past that and focus on what he’s tried to accomplish. This is not a personality contest; it’s about patriotism, policies and the people they impact. His love for America and its citizens, and putting his country first, has come through loud and clear. How he has said it has not been important to me. What has been important are his actions. Now, you have the opportunity to take action.
I know we are only a few days from Nov. 3 and Election Day, but I am certain many of you have not yet made up your minds. But if we want to continue to have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream, and not evolve into a socialist America and have the government run your life, then I strongly recommend you consider Donald J. Trump for another 4 years. I certainly have and have already cast my vote for him!</blockquote>
Last week, legendary Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/college-football-hall-of-fame-coach-on-beating-coronavirus-i-wanted-to-be-around-to-vote-for-president-trump">announced</a> his endorsement of Trump, saying that he fought hard to overcome his recent battle with coronavirus because he wanted the opportunity to vote for the president.
&#8220;We have to get out and vote for President Trump because re-electing him Is our only chance to leave the next generation with the same heritage, beliefs, and opportunities that Ann and I had and that many of you had,&#8221; Bowden said. &#8220;There are about 45 of us Bowdens around. Most of us live in Florida, and I promise you that almost all of us will be voting for Trump, and the ones that don’t won’t be telling me about it. So please, take the time, dadgumit, for the sake of our children and grandchildren, to Keep America Great and vote for Donald Trump.&#8221;
Numerous rappers have also <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/rappers-donald-trump-endorsement-election-1542146">met</a> with the president in recent days and either endorsed the president outright or signaled that the meeting was positive.
Yesterday, Lil Wayne, whose real name is, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., wrote on Twitter: &#8220;Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.&#8221;
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Just had a great meeting with <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realdonaldtrump</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@potus</a> besides what he’s done so far with criminal reform, the platinum plan is going to give the community real ownership. He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done. 🤙🏾 <a href="https://t.co/Q9c5k1yMWf">pic.twitter.com/Q9c5k1yMWf</a>
&mdash; Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) <a href="https://twitter.com/LilTunechi/status/1321941986174226432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Packers Brett Favre Sets Touchdown Record

Brett Favre Announces Presidential Endorsement: ‘My Vote Is For What Makes This Country Great’

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Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre blamed “struggling” ratings for professional sports on “political messaging” that has been infused into games.
Favre appeared via video at a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmericaBolling/videos/789471295229416">town hall</a> with President Donald Trump on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “America This Week” hosted by Eric Bolling. During the town hall, which aired Wednesday, Favre asked the president how professional athletes and teams can balance sports and social justice without losing their fan bases.
“The NBA and the NFL are struggling with lower ratings as fans clearly do not want political messaging mixed with their sports, so how should the leagues support and promote an anti-racism position without becoming political and alienating fans?” Favre asked.
Trump responded to Favre by saying that people want sports to remain about sports only. Most people use sports to escape from politics and they do not want those political or social justice issues distracting from the games, especially if the fans disagree with the stances of the participants.
“People don’t want to see all of the politics. They’ve got enough politics with me and with everybody else, and they don’t want to see it with football and sports on Sunday or whenever they happen to be watching,” Trump said. “I think it&#8217;s had a huge impact on sports, a huge negative impact on sports. I think the football ought to get back to football and basketball to basketball and let politics remain separate.”
“If people want to protest they can, but they shouldn’t be protesting on the sidelines during the football game, especially when they are making $10 million a year for something that they would be doing anyway for free if they weren’t in the league or the NFL or in the NBA,” Trump continued. “But the NBA in particular, their ratings have gone down. I’ve never seen anything like it. But the NFL, too. People don’t want to see it, and they want to have these players stand and salute and put their hand over their heart, or at least stand for the national anthem and solute. They want respect for the American flag, they want respect for our country.”
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nba-will-leave-social-justice-messages-to-be-delivered-off-the-floor-amid-ratings-dive">NBA</a> stepped up social justice messaging in the latter half of the 2020 season after it was paused mid-way through because of the coronavirus pandemic. After the league restarted the season in the Disney “bubble” in Florida, the NBA significantly increased activism during the games by painting slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” on the sidelines and replacing players’ names on their jerseys with phrases such as “Say Their Names” and “I Can’t Breathe.”
Social justice activism also spread through the NFL as many teams are attempting to walk a balance between protesting the national anthem and not offending much of their fan base. A few teams have elected to not take the field at all during the national anthem so fans cannot see whether players are kneeling for the anthem or not. Other teams, such as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ravens-stand-for-black-national-anthem-most-sit-kneel-during-national-anthem">Baltimore Ravens</a>, have elected to put their activism on display no matter the backlash.
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Brett Favre: Poor NBA, NFL Ratings Show ‘Fans Clearly Do Not Want Political Messaging’ In Sports

Social Justice

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre weighed in on the National Anthem controversy as NFL players plan to kneel in protest of police brutality this coming season.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/08/10/brett-favre-says-theres-no-right-answer-kneeling-during-anthem/3326687001/">USA Today</a>, the Super Bowl champion said that he understands why some players choose to kneel while others choose to stand, arguing that both should be understood.
“I know from being in an NFL locker room for 20 years, regardless of race, background, money you grew up with, we were all brothers it didn’t matter,” Favre said on Monday. “Guys got along great. Will that be the same (with kneeling scenario)? I don’t know. If one guy chooses to stand for his cause and another guy chooses to kneel for his cause, is one right and the other wrong? I don’t believe so. We tend to be fixed on highs.”
Favre added that, as a white man, it was not his place to judge the protests of black NFL players.
“I don’t know what it’s like to be Black. It’s not for me to say what’s right and what’s wrong. I do know we should all be treated equal. If you can’t do that, you shouldn’t be in America,&#8221; he asserted.
“There’s no right answer,” he added. “Other than, the right answer is that we all get along. It seems like the more people try the more damage is done.”
This past June, as the Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, Favre said that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick – the man who sparked the anthem protests – achieved a kind of  “hero status,&#8221; even going so far as to compare him with Pat Tillman, the former Arizona Cardinal player who died while serving in the U.S. Army following the September 11 terror attacks.
“Boy, I suppose that he’s helped his cause tremendously and is deserving of much praise and respect,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hero-status-brett-favre-compares-colin-kaepernick-to-fallen-soldier-pat-tillman">Favre told</a> TMZ Sports, “because it’s not easy for a guy his age, black or white, Hispanic, whatever, to stop something that you’ve always dreamed of doing and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in.”
“You know, I can only think of, right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman, as another guy who did something, you know, similar, and we regard him as a hero,” he continued. “So, I assume that hero status will be stamped with Kaepernick as well.”
Quarterback Drew Brees of the Seattle Saints initially opposed kneeling during the National Anthem; he reversed his position after facing severe backlash. Speaking with media earlier this month, Brees said that he will still stand for the anthem, but understood how his initial words hurt people.
&#8220;Going back to my comment on June 3, to think for a second that New Orleans or the state of Louisiana or the black community would think that I was not standing with them for social justice, that completely broke my heart. It was crushing. Never, ever would I feel that way,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I recognize that I missed an opportunity that day. I had an opportunity to talk about and emphasize the social injustices that exist for our black community and our need as a country to support them and to advocate for systemic change. And my lack of awareness in that moment hurt a lot of people,&#8221; he continued.
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