Brett Favre: The NFL Icon with Unmatched Records and Remarkable Net Worth

In terms of the modern Green Bay Packers franchise, no one has been more impactful than Brett Favre. Over the course of 15 years, spanning from 1992-2007, Favre was synonymous with the Packers and served as their most legendary quarterback. During that time, he lead the team to two Super Bowls and became the first and only NFL player to win three consecutive AP MVP awards.

With all of that being said, Favre's influence on professional football as a whole cannot be understated by any means. So, how much money did he make from it all? Let's take a look at the fortune Favre amassed from football and where his net worth stands now.

When you're widely considered to be one of the biggest living legends in professional football, it goes without saying that you've probably made quite a bit of money throughout your career. In Favre's case, that's entirely true — to the tune of millions.

Brett has an estimated net worth of $100 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. He collected a sweet $140 million just in salary while actively playing.

Brett's name got caught up in a pretty serious legal situation in 2022 involving former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. Indeed, some leaked texts, per Mississippi Today, show that the quarterback received guidance from the former statesman on how to reallocate funds set aside for welfare communities to a new volleyball stadium so that it would be accepted by the Mississippi Department of Human Services.

The texts in question are quite damning. "Can we help [Favre] with his project. We should meet soon to see how I can make sure we keep your projects on course," wrote the former governor in one message to nonprofit founder Nancy New in July of 2019, just weeks after Bryant ousted the former welfare agency director John Davis for suspected fraud.

In a conversation between Favre and Bryant where the athlete questioned the governor's shuffling around of department heads, he responded with "I will handle that… long story but had to make a change. But I will call Nancy and see what it will take."

In another text exchange, Favre allegedly asked Nancy New, "If you were to pay me, is there any way the media can find out where it came from and how much?"

"No, we never have had that information publicized," Nancy assures him in a reply. "I understand you being uneasy about that though."

The filing claimed that Bryant, Favre, New, and Davis all co-conspired to redirect roughly $5 million that was allocated to Mississippi's welfare funds to instead build a brand new volleyball stadium at the University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre's daughter, Breleigh Favre, attended school.

Favre publicly received the lion's share of credit for developing and undertaking the project, but those other details certainly had cast a new light on the controversial behind-the-scenes machinations of the project.

Bryant has denied involvement in the project for years, but one of the released texts reportedly even shows that the stadium was set to be named after him at a point.

According to Mississippi Today, New had already plead guilty to 13 felony charges related to the situation. Davis plead guilty to five counts of conspiracy and 13 counts of fraud against the government and received a 90-year sentence, with 58 years suspended and 32 years to serve, per AP News. As for Favre, he was not officially charged with any crimes.

After his name was linked to the case involving misspent funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in Mississippi, Brett Favre repaid $1.1 million for speaking fees he received, according to AP News. However, the former pro football player felt he was unfairly accused, prompting him to file a defamation lawsuit against multiple parties.

In February 2023, Brett filed a lawsuit against former NFL player Shannon Sharpe, host of Club Shay Shay, alleging Sharpe made "egregiously false" statements about him during his time as host of Skip and Shannon: Undisputed. Brett also sued Pat McAfee, who reportedly called him a 'thief,' and auditor Shad White. While the lawsuit initially did not proceed, Brett returned to court in July 2024 to seek reinstatement, according to NBC Sports.