Brett Favre announces he has Parkinson’s disease

Brett Favre just made a sad revelation on Capitol Hill… the 54-year-old marksman recently announced that he has Parkinson’s disease.

The legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback made the announcement Tuesday during a hearing on wellness reform in D.C., where Favre said he believed he was working with the company Prevacus to develop drugs to help treat head injuries.

“Unfortunately, I also lost an investment in a company that I thought was developing a breakthrough concussion drug that I thought would help others,” Favre said during his opening statement.

That’s when Brett revealed he would be diagnosed with the degenerative nervous system disorder.

“And I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me, as I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s. This is also a cause close to my heart.”

According to the National Institute on Aging …Parkinson’s “is a brain disorder that causes unintentional or uncontrollable movements such as tremors, stiffness, and problems with balance and coordination.”

During a interview in 2018 … Favre said he only knows of “three or four” concussions he has suffered … but that he could have suffered more than 1,000 over the course of his 20-year career.