GREEN BAY, WIS. — Retired quarterback Brett Favre says he made three trips to rehabilitation centres during his Pro Football Hall of Fame career to fight his dependence on painkillers and alcohol. Favre told Sports Illustrated he took as many as 14 Vicodin at one time during the 1995 season in Green Bay. Brett Favre, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016 after concluding a 20-year career as a NFL quarterback, opened up to Sports Illustrated by detailing his trips to rehab in the 1990s. Favre also says he spent 28 days in rehab “strictly for drinking” in 1998. Favre played in the NFL from 1991-2010 with Atlanta, Green Bay, the New York Jets and Minnesota and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Source: thestar May 22, 2018 16:18 UTC