Brett Favre targets Shannon Sharpe, Pat McAfee and auditor in defamation suit

• Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case
• Ex-QB has been embroiled in Mississippi welfare scandal

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in one of the poorest states in the nation.

The lawsuit against auditor Shad White says the Republican has carried out an outrageous media campaign of malicious and false accusations against Brett Favre - the Hall of Fame quarterback and native son of Mississippi - in a brazen attempt to leverage the media attention generated by Favre's celebrity to further his own political career."