Brett Favre says viral confrontation with Mark Gastineau about NFL sack record was a 'setup'

A video went viral backmost successful December that featured Mark Gastineau confronting Brett Favre successful 2023 astir Michael Strahan sacking the Green Bay Packers fable to interruption Gastineau's single-season sack record.

In the last crippled of the 2001 season, Favre appeared to autumn onto the tract earlier being tackled by Strahan, giving the New York Giants fable the record. (It's since been tied by T.J. Watt.) Gastineau accused Favre of taking a "dive," and the play remains controversial.

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Gastineau met Favre astatine a memorabilia lawsuit past year, saying that Favre had "hurt" him and that helium was going to "take my sack back" successful a heated exchange.

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November 18, 2007, Green Bay, WI: Green Bay Packers backmost Brett Favre (4) calls signals during the crippled against the Carolina Panthers astatine Lambeau Field.  (Jeff Hanisch-USA Today Sports)

The confrontation was featured successful ESPN's 30 for 30, "New York Sack Exchange;" not coincidentally, Favre said helium believes the gathering had been planned by "ESPN and/or NFL Films."

"There are athletes from each sports; generally, it’s retired guys. So, you brushwood a batch of antithetic guys, but I had nary clue, and I truly deliberation that was a setup by ESPN and/or NFL Films," Favre told Mihcele Tafoya connected her podcast.

Favre said helium had spotted a camera "hiding" supra a "divider," and admitted helium had been a spot worried.

Defensive extremity Mark Gastineau, #99, celebrates during an NFL shot crippled circa 1986. Gastineau played for the Jets from 1979 to 1988. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

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"He really came close to the array – he’s inactive a large guy. . . .Honestly, I was thinking, the past happening I privation to person to bash is combat this feline close here," Favre said.

The Hall of Fame QB added that helium felt Gastineau "wasn't each there" owed to his past of concussions.

Favre took to X soon aft the confrontation went viral, successful an effort to "clear the air," admitting that it "maybe" had "crossed my caput to assistance Strahan," but helium was not trying to "hurt" Gastineau.

Michael Strahan of the New York Giants celebrates breaking Mark Gastineau's azygous play sack grounds during the crippled against the Green Bay Packers astatine Giants Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Packers won 35-24. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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"I booted retired of a tally reasoning it would beryllium wide open, saw Strahan lasting determination and ducked down. The crippled was over. There was nary request for maine to bash thing spectacular. It astir apt wasn’t Michael’s champion sack oregon tackle for loss. In a antithetic crippled oregon situation, I would person made a bigger effort to debar the sack oregon TFL. But astatine nary constituent was I reasoning astir hurting Gastineau," Favre pleaded.

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Favre added that the incidental was "not the benignant of infinitesimal that should beryllium filmed and released."

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