“I Can’t Ignore This”: Packers Legend Brett Favre, Diagnosed With Parkinson’s, Admits Terrifying CTE Fears

During a 2022 radio show appearance, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre revealed that he may have suffered thousands of concussions throughout his NFL career. And then two years later, Favre publicly disclosed his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. He also revealed that doctors had suggested head trauma could be a possible factor in his condition if there were no family history of the disease. “Well, hell, I wrote the book on head trauma,” said Favre at that time.