Brett Favre says he is no longer suing Pat McAfee over ‘stealing from poor’ remark

• NFL great Favre ends lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee
• Retired quarterback has been embroiled in welfare scandal

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending a lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized Thursday for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been stealing from poor people in Mississippi" in a welfare misspending case.

Favre and McAfee both announced the settlement. McAfee, a former NFL punter, apologized during The Pscat McAfee Show on YouTube and said he did not have to make a payment to Favre to settle the suit.