Mike McCarthy and Jenn Sterger react differently to Favre diagnosis

The timing is bad, given Favre’s public involvement in the fraud scandal. He has not been criminally charged, but is being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services for about $730,000 in unpaid interest on $1.1 million he received for speaking engagements that a state audit found he never made. Favre has since repaid the original $1.1 million.

Favre has denied knowing that the $5 million used to build a volleyball facility at his alma mater came from federal funds intended for Mississippi’s underprivileged. Favre had requested the funds from officials who had access to a block grant called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).