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Mike McCarthy and Jenn Sterger react differently to Favre diagnosis

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Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, who now coaches the Dallas Cowboys, was asked Tuesday about the news that Brett Favre has Parkinson's disease.

Favre announced the diagnosis Tuesday morning at a congressional hearing about embezzling federal funds intended for needy families. The scandal is part of a $77 million welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi involving Favre.

“I heard the news this morning and reached out,” McCarthy said. “A great man, and of course it touches all of us. Brett worked with a lot of people in this building. Our hearts, our prayers and our thoughts are with him and his family.”

More: Pete Dougherty: Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre paid a high price for being a football star

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers also expressed his thoughts in a speech in Menasha.

“We wish him the best. It's a tough road,” Evers said, adding that he has friends who are battling the disease.

The timing is bad, given Favre's public involvement in the fraud scandal. He has not been criminally charged, but is being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services for about $730,000 in unpaid interest on $1.1 million he received for speaking engagements that a state audit found he never made. Favre has since repaid the original $1.1 million.

Favre has denied knowing that the $5 million used to build a volleyball facility at his alma mater came from federal funds intended for Mississippi's underprivileged. Favre had requested the funds from officials who had access to a block grant called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Jenn Sterger reacts very differently than Mike McCarthy

One person who refused to lose sight of the circumstances in Mississippi was Jenn Sterger, the former New York Jets gameday announcer who accused Favre of sending her offensive text messages during his only season with the franchise in 2008.

Favre admitted to sending voicemails to Sterger and was fined $50,000 for failing to cooperate with the league's investigation, but the fine did not ultimately result in a suspension.

“PSA: Please don't send me links to this. I saw it. I can read,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “I don't wish anyone bad, but I know karma never forgets an address. Imagine being diagnosed with such a horrible disease and not having the tools to fight it because some Hall of Fame quarterback stole it?”

By Vanessa

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