Brett Favre Opens Up About His Past Struggles With Drug and Alcohol Abuse
PodcastOne's , which Favre co-hosts with Eric Bolling, the 51-year-old former NFL quarterback opened up to both Bolling and their guest, Dr. Phil, about his addictions to painkillers and alcohol, and shared what led him to get clean.The three-time MVP, who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers and retired in 2010, previously talked about his drug and alcohol abuse in his 1997 memoir, , and again during a 2016 episode of the podcast.Favre's addiction to painkillers began in earnest in 1994 when he took the pills after spraining his ankle.«I had taken pain pills before that, not necessarily [for] football injuries.