Jenn Sterger, Brett Favre Accuser, Breaks Silence On His Grim Diagnosis

Jenn Sterger, the former New York Jets host who accused Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre of sending her an unsolicited explicit photo during his lone season with the team in 2008, broke her silence after the former quarterback publicly announced his recent Parkinson's disease diagnosis on Tuesday (September 24).

“PSA: Please don’t send me links to it. I’ve seen it. I can read,” Sterger wrote on her Instagram story. “I don’t wish bad things on anyone, but I know Karma never forgets an address. Imagine being diagnosed with such a terrible disease and not having the resources to fight it bc some Hall-of-Fame quarterback stole it?

“Those are the people that need your attention, support, and sympathy. And at least now, his pictures won’t be in focus. Mississippi you deserve better.”

Favre, 54, revealed that he was "recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease" during his testimony at a congressional hearing on federal welfare reform Tuesday (September 24). The former Super Bowl champion appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing focusing on the need for "guardrails" in the dispersement of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds after a court filing previously revealed that about $8 million initially intended to help poor Mississippi families instead went to himself, a new volleyball facility at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter played the sport, and a drug company he backed in 2020.

“Sadly, I also lost my investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others,” Favre said at the House hearing Tuesday. “As I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me—I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s—this is also a cause dear to my heart.”

Favre participated in the recently released documentary Concussed: The American Dream and was candid about suffering numerous concussions during his 20-year NFL career, which included retiring as the all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns and quarterback wins -- all of which are now records held by seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady -- and still holding the record for consecutive games played.

“Would I have done it different had I known?” Favre said in the documentary. “I don’t know that.”