NFL great Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis

Brett Favre, 1 of nan NFL's top quarterbacks, has revealed he has Parkinson's disease.

The 54-year-old spent astir of his 20-year profession pinch nan Green Bay Packers and is nan only subordinate to beryllium named nan NFL's Most Valuable Player for 3 consecutive seasons, from 1995 to 1997.

A Super Bowl victor pinch nan Packers successful 1997, Favre revealed nan news astatine a US Congressional proceeding successful an ongoing use fraud case.

"Sadly, I besides mislaid an finance successful a institution that I believed was processing a breakthrough concussion supplier I thought would thief others," said Favre.

"I'm judge you'll understand, while it's excessively precocious for maine because I've precocious been diagnosed pinch Parkinson's, this is besides a origin beloved to my heart."

Favre, who has denied immoderate wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged, was named successful a civilian suit for nan misuse of national use costs and is being pursued for $727,000 (£543,000) successful liking from nan Mississippi authorities auditor.

Favre, who retired pinch nan Minnesota Vikings successful 2011 and was inducted into nan Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 2016, said successful 2013 that he suffers from representation loss, linking it to nan semipermanent effect of caput injuries during his playing career.

In December 2009, nan NFL acknowledged for nan first time, external that concussions tin person semipermanent consequences.

After reaching a colony worthy $1bn (£665m) successful 2015 to compensate erstwhile players, nan NFL pledged to walk $100m (£75m) connected aesculapian and engineering investigation successful 2016.