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NFL-Hall of Fame quarterback Favre says he has Parkinson's Disease

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NEW YORK :Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said during a U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.Once one of the brightest stars in the National Football League, Favre, 54, played 20 seasons in the NFL and spent most of his career with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won the Super Bowl in 1997.Favre said at the hearing on welfare accountability that he lost his investment in a company he believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug. "While it's too late for me - because I've recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's - this is also a cause dear to my heart," he said.

The 11-times Pro Bowler previously said that he believed he suffered potentially thousands of concussions during his football career.

Favre, who has two daughters, said that if he had a son he would discourage him from playing the sport. Beginning in 2011, thousands of former players sued the NFL claiming ongoing debilitating effects from head injuries.

The league later settled for an estimated $1 billion and overhauled its concussion protocols, while outlawing some of the game's more violent hits.

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