Brett Favre reveals sobering conversation he had with 'Concussion' movie doctor
Brett Favre tells OutKick's Ricky Cobb he's suffered 'hundreds if not thousands of concussions' in his NFL career.
Since his retirement, Brett Favre has gone on record now multiple times saying he believes he suffered hundreds if not thousands of concussions during his football career.
Favre reiterated this belief during an interview with OutKick's Ricky Cobb this week. The full interview will air Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET.
One of the more infamous Favre concussions occurred in 2004, when the Packers played the New York Giants and Favre suffered the head injury. He threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Javon Walker, but it was later reported that Favre did not remember throwing the pass due to the concussion.
Favre would not have admitted to how many concussions he believes he had during or shortly after his playing career, but he's become more aware of the affect the sport had on his brain in recent years.
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Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Green Bay Packers attempts a pass against the New York Giants on October 3, 2004 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Favre's post-career brain health explorations even brought him face to face with the famed Dr. Bennet Omalu. Omalu is a forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist who was the first to discover and publish findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy in American football.
Omalu was famously depicted by Will Smith in the 2015 film ‘Concussion.’
Favre's conversation with Omalu provided the former quarterback with a sobering answer to a question he was curious about.
"I had a conversation with him, we were in a conference call many years ago and afterward we had a brief