Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a book White wrote about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the United States.

Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre’s alleged role in a wide-ranging welfare fraud scandal has taken him from his home state of Mississippi to Capitol Hill, where he testified in front of Congress on Tuesday4.

A neurologist who treats and studies Parkinson's has a personal connection to the disease: Her father-in-law, who played in the NFL, was later diagnosed with the condition.

On Tuesday, former Packers football player, Brett Favre announced he suffers from Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a brain disorder that impacts movement and speech. It results in uncontrollable movement and tremors.