SiriusXM puts “The Brett Favre Show” on hold over former NFL quarterback’s involvement in welfare fraud case

The weekly SiriusXM’s NFL show by Brett Favre has been put on hold, a company spokesman confirmed to media outlet Variety. The show has been stalled due to the pro quarterback’s involvement in a welfare fraud case in Mississippi. The SiriusXM representative declined to comment further.

Favre, a former NFL quarterback who retired after 20 seasons in 2010, started co-hosting the SiriusXM show in 2018. The ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback has made appearances on
“The SiriusXM Blitz With Brett Favre and Bruce Murray,” most recently on September 13.

ESPN Milwaukee stated it temporarily suspended the weekly show, namely
“The Brett Favre show” of the ex-football star, recapping the Packers games; NBC Sports also reported SiriusXM’s pausing of Favre’s show.

Favre allegedly conspired with former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to divert federal welfare funds to construct a new $5 million-plus volleyball stadium at the Southern Mississippi University. Favre graduated from the same university, and his daughter also played there. Favre has not been accused of violating any rules and has denied any wrongdoing.

The FBI questioned Favre about the $1.1 million in speaking fees he received for talks he allegedly did not deliver in 2017-18. Favre used the federal welfare funds designated for low-income Mississippi families to repay the fees.

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Text conversations obtained by Mississippi Today earlier this month prove that Favre, Bryant, John Davis, Nancy New, the nonprofit’s founder, and the former Mississippi Department of Human Services executive director collaborated to shift state welfare funds inappropriately. As per the texts, Favre asked New if she was to pay him and if there was any way the media could find out where it came from and how much. New responded that they never publicised that information.

According to the prosecution, Davis pleaded guilty to federal and state charges of conspiring to defraud the state and embezzling federal welfare monies on Thursday, September 22.

FAQs

  1. What is a federal welfare fund?
    It is a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF, run by a state benefits programme.
  2. What does SiriusXM do?
    It is a subscription-based audio entertainment company with a wide range of programmes and content in North America.
  3. What is the weekly NFL Show?
    The show primarily consists of highlights from the previous week’s games captured by NFL Films, commentary, analysis from the hosts and occasional interviews with current and former NFL players and personnel.

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