Christopher Kuhagen
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has a legacy that puts him among the greatest of all time on the football field.
Off the field, including in his post-playing days, his legacy is much more complicated and controversial.
Netflix, in partnership with sports media company Front Office Sports, will chronicle the rise and fall of the football legend in "The Fall of Favre."
The one-hour feature, as part of Netflix's "Untold" sports documentary series, will air on the streaming service May 20.
The feature will discuss the harassment allegations levied against Favre during his one season with the New York Jets by a team host as well as the welfare scandal that he has been embroiled in over the last several years.
Front Office Sports said the feature showcases "the womanizing, hard-partying QB whose secrets were fiercely protected in provincial Green Bay."
Favre spent 16 years with the Packers, where he won three MVPs and led the team to the Super Bowl after the 1996 season.
When Favre played for the Jets after his run in Green Bay, team host Jenn Sterger alleged he harassed her in 2008. The NFL found that Favre didn't violate its workplace conduct policy, though the quarterback admitted to sending Sterger voicemails.
Favre, who retired from the NFL after the 2010 season, has also been linked to a fraud scheme in his home state of Mississippi that dates several years. State funds totaling $77 million for needy families were allegedly used to pay for other projects, including those that Favre advocated for, like a volleyball facility at Southern Mississippi.
Favre hasn't been charged with a crime and has denied any wrongdoing.
He has said in the past that his name has been "unjustly smeared in the media." In 2023, Favre sued sports TV personalities Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee for defamation, as well as Mississippi State Auditor Shad White.
Mississippi also sued Favre in a civil case that sought to recover misspent welfare money.
Favre, according to Netflix and Front Office Sports, declined to be interviewed for the feature.
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