What is Brett Favre's net worth?

Publish date: 2024-05-04

FORMER NFL superstar Brett Favre was in the league for two decades prior to his retirement.

The quarterback has been regarded as one of the best players of all time in the NFL.

What is Brett Favre's net worth?

Brett Favre, 51, has a reported net worth of approximately $100million.

When he began his football career with the Atlanta Falcons, he had a $1.4million contract for three years with the team.

As he got notoriety in the league, his contracts began increasing by millions.

Favre got traded to the Greenbay Packers and by 2001 secured a $100million contract spanning for 10 years.

The football star also had a $28million contract with the New York Jets in 2008.

He had also gotten various endorsements by Nike, Wrangler, and Hyundai which earned him about $7million.

Who is Brett Favre’s wife?

Favre has been married to Deanna Favre since 1996.

She is an author and founder of the Deanna Favre Hope Foundation, which supports breast cancer education, women's breast imaging and diagnosis services.

Deanna is a breast cancer survivor and made a complete recovery after a lumpectomy and five months of chemotherapy.

What did Brett Favre say about Derek Chauvin?

Favre made headlines on April 21, 2021 when he said that he found it “hard to believe” Derek Chauvin “intentionally” meant to kill George Floyd.

"I find it hard to believe -- and I'm not defending Derek Chauvin in any way -- I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd," Favre said on Wednesday, first reported by TMZ.

Favre also criticized Chauvin for keeping his knee on Floyd’s neck, suggesting he was not resisting the arrest. 

"That being said, his actions were uncalled for.

“I don't care what color the person is on the street. You do not ... I don't know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel."

"It was just uncalled for."

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The football star suggested that he was not being prejudiced and said he “just gave [his] opinion.”

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He added: “I'm certainly not a racist, despite what people think. 

“I'm for unity. I just feel like there's a better way to unify our country."

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