Texts link Brett Favre with Mississippi governor in $5m welfare scandal

• Texts link retired NFL star, welfare money, volleyball facility
• Scam diverted funds intended for some of nation's poorest

The governor of Mississippi in 2017 was on board" with a plan for a nonprofit group to pay Brett Favre more than $1m in welfare grant money so the retired NFL quarterback could help fund a university volleyball facility, according to a text messages between Favre and the director of the nonprofit.

Court documents filed Monday by an attorney for the Mississippi Community Education Center contain text messages between Favre and the center's executive director, Nancy New, that include references to Republican governor Phil Bryant, who left office in 2020.