NFL legend Brett Favre gives devastating insight into his battle with Parkinson's

NFL fable Brett Favre has fixed fans an affectional penetration into his regular conflict with Parkinson's.

The Hall of Fame quarterback, who was an ardent supporter of Donald Trump during the election campaign, revealed helium had the illness during a congressional proceeding backmost successful September.

Once 1 of the brightest stars successful the National Football League, Favre, 55, played 20 seasons successful the NFL. He spent astir of his vocation with the Green Bay Packers, with whom helium won the Super Bowl in 1997.

Speaking to TMZ, Favre said helium 'can't complain' astir his manner but did connection a bleak penetration into his conflict with Parkinson's. 

He said: 'With my Parkinson's, the main broadside effect is rigidity and stiffness. I person a small spot of shaking, but not much. But, rigidity and stiffness.

'When I aftermath up successful the morning, I consciousness similar a board. I don't request immoderate assistance due to the fact that of shot to beryllium immoderate stiffer. But, each things considered, I'm a precise blessed man.'

Favre said astatine the September proceeding connected payment accountability that helium mislaid his concern successful a institution helium believed was processing a breakthrough concussion drug.

'While it's excessively precocious for maine - due to the fact that I've precocious been diagnosed with Parkinson's - this is besides a origin beloved to my heart,' helium said.

What causes Parkinson's illness is chartless but Favre said 5 specialists told him they believed caput trauma played a relation successful his processing the disease.

He said connected a vigor amusement successful 2022 that helium estimates helium whitethorn person experienced 'thousands' of concussions successful his 2 decades successful the NFL. 

Favre aboriginal revealed helium was diagnosed successful January aft helium began having occupation utilizing his close limb and was incapable to clasp a screwdriver steady.

He said helium suspected thing was incorrect erstwhile his close limb would get 'stuck.' 

Favre went connected to adhd that helium didn't announcement a alteration successful spot but was incapable to clasp a screwdriver with 1 hand. He said helium notified his doc astir the occupation erstwhile helium struggled to enactment connected a jacket.

'I felt my arm, the spot was there, but I could not usher it,' helium told TMZ. 'And it was the astir frustrating thing.'

Favre was known for his durability during his Hall of Fame career. He had an NFL-record streak of 297 consecutive starts, a fig that goes up to 321 if playoff games are included.

He won 3 consecutive MVP awards with the Green Bay Packers from 1995-97. Favre led the 1996 Packers to their archetypal Super Bowl rubric successful astir 3 decades and brought them backmost to the Super Bowl the pursuing year.

Favre was with Green Bay from 1992-2007 and besides played for the Atlanta Falcons (1991), New York Jets (2008) and Minnesota Vikings (2009-10).

Favre has stayed successful the headlines implicit the past fewer years implicit a payment ungraded successful the authorities of Mississippi, wherever helium was named arsenic a defendant. 

The Viking and Jet testified successful beforehand of the Congressional Ways and Means Committee backmost successful September astir the matter. 

In the case, astir $77million successful funds meant for families successful request was redirected to affluent families. Favre pushed authorities officials for backing for Southern Miss's volleyball installation arsenic that clip portion his girl was connected the team. 

Favre has denied immoderate wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged.