‘Heartwarming’ Jordan Love shows up in Brett Favre’s jersey for Vikings game after the Packers legend announced he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease
Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s during a congressional hearing.
Brett Favre, Jordan Love (Images via Imago/X)
It is always a special feeling knowing that someone out there in the bleachers is wearing your jersey. It is even more special when you are retired. Jordan Love stepped out for the Minnesota Vikings game in a Brett Favre jersey, a gesture that mpved fans.
Last week, Brett Favre revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease while testifying in a court hearing. His disclosure came amid accusations connecting him to the misuse of welfare funds in Mississippi. These funds, part of the TANF program, were maintained for needy individuals.
During the hearing, Favre also shared that he lost approximately $2 million in a company called Prevacus. The company, which focused on developing a concussion treatment drug, turned out to be fraudulent. The founder Jacob VanLandingham admitted to wire fraud, confessing that no money was used for drug development. Instead, the funds were used to pay off his gambling debts.
Jordan Love’s show of wearing Favre’s jersey is a tribute to Favre’s illustrious career. It is also a note that they are supporting him and his battles, told and untold. His gesture has resonated well with the fans who have been praising Love for his act of empathy.
Wholesome: #Packers QB Jordan Love arrived for today’s game wearing a Brett Favre jersey.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 29, 2024
Favre announced this week that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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Love is returning to the field after suffering an injury in the first game against Philadelphia. He sustained a sprain in the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The injury left the quarterback to lose two straight games against the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans. Love had returned to the field before officially being listed “inactive” for the game against the Titans. He has made it to practice all days of the last week.
Brett Favre thanks Jordan Love for his heartwarming act
The NFL world was thrilled by the gesture, and Favre appreciated it as well, acknowledging it in a tweet of his own. The ex-Packers player tweeted that he respects Love for wearing his jersey.
Favre also mentioned that he didn’t know if he could like Jordan “anymore until this morning.”
Big respect to @jordan3love for wearing this old man’s jersey.
— Brett Favre (@BrettFavre) September 29, 2024
I didn’t think I could like Jordan anymore until this morning. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/02xzFMCLPH
Brett Favre told TMZ that five of the specialists he consulted had traced the roots of his injury to the head injuries he suffered while playing the game. Favre noted that considering there was no history of Parkinson’s on either side of his family, head trauma was the first thing the doctors looked at.
In a contact sport like American football, blows to the head are common. The traumas later lead to neurodegenerative diseases like CTE, and Parkinson’s, among others. A study conducted in 2023 revealed that participating in American football was tied to higher odds of Parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease.
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