According to fanhouse.com and the NFL, Brett Favre has recently been under an investigation into his recent scandal on the "fast track," according to multiple outlets. Favre allegedly sent inappropriate messages and pictures -- including a reported set of nude photos -- to former Jets employee Jenn Sterger while Favre was playing in New York. On Sunday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that, in addition to Sterger, the NFL wants to possibly interview a pair of massage therapists who are contracted by the Jets and allegedly received explicit text messages from Favre. These recent allegations against Favre make his already cloudy image even worse. I’m not saying what Favre is being accused of really happened or is true at all, but it makes me wonder how this rumor could just start up? I am a huge Favre fan. And even though he has tarnished his reputation by coming in and out of retirement, I still love the guy and believe he is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL. Even though I have a lot of respect for Brett, I can’t help but wonder why he did what he is being blamed for? Why risk what he has left of his reputation on something that could potentially ruin his career, life, and marriage? Is it because he feels he has the right to do anything because of his career and job? Or does he feel that he can get away with anything because he has the money to buy his way out of problems? I guess I will never know what he was thinking when he was doing all these things, but I hope it all turns out to be just a rumor and nothing else. Hearing about this story has made me think about how another sports celebrity did a similar thing. We all know him as Tiger Woods. Woods ended up losing his marriage and tons of fan support. He also lost major sponsors and worst of all, he lost the respect of many people all over the world. I don’t believe that he intended for any of those things to happen, but when the wrong people find out about these things, nothing but bad news and publicity come from these situations. If Brett Favre really did do what he is being investigated for, then I will have lost even more respect for him. I will continue to watch him play and I will still hope he does well in football, but I will never agree with what he chose to do to his wife, fans, and self.
Jeff Raasch
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