Ex-Jets QB s lawsuit against NFL Hall of Famer is dropped nj.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nj.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A federal judge has dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against NFL Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe for comments he made about the former quarterback’s alleged involvement in the largest welfare scandal in state history. In February, Favre sued the now-media personality Sharpe and Pat McAfee, another former NFL player.
A judge ruled Sharpe used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcast when he criticized Favre’s connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi.
Brett Favre sued Shannon Sharpe in February, saying that the fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member made “egregiously false” statements about him on the.