Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said that he "almost wanted to kill" himself while quitting his painkiller addiction following the Packers' 1996 season. “I had eight pills in my possession.

After leading the team to a Super Bowl title in 1997, Green Bay Packers legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre's life hit rock bottom, he said, revealing he became addicted ...

Brett Favre opens up on painkiller addiction: 'I almost wanted to kill myself' Joe Rivera • • Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has opened up on his substance abuse problems.

Brett Favre's struggles with painkillers during his time as an NFL player are well known. The former Packers quarterback and soon-to-be Hall of Famer battled addiction to pills during his tenure ...

NFL Legend Brett Favre Says He Was 'as Low as I Possibly Could Be' During Painkiller Addiction "Eventually, I dumped the pills in the toilet, flushed them and I almost wanted to kill myself ...

Favre then opened up about his addiction to painkillers, which spanned from 1994-97 and included the Packers' 1996 Super Bowl season. Favre's addiction started with an injury ...

Fans were impressed by Brett Favre's efforts on the football field during his 20 seasons in the NFL. The Pro Football Hall of Famer played through pain and sacrificed his body.

Brett Favre was one of the best football players on the planet in the late 1990s, ... Favre said on his podcast, "Bolling with Favre," he had been addicted to painkillers since 1994.

Green Bay Packers legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Brett Favre has spoken openly about his addiction to painkillers and struggles with alcohol over the years.. Per Michael David Smith ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre says his painkiller addiction was so severe during his MVP years with the Green Bay Packers that it easily could have killed him. On an episode of his podcast, ...

Brett Favre controversies and scandals timeline Painkiller addiction (1995-1996) Favre revealed after his NFL career that he had three separate stints in a rehab facility to deal with a painkiller ...

Brett Favre and his wife, Deanna Favre, met when she was just 14 while they were in high school in Mississippi. ... She wrote that her husband “was horribly addicted to painkillers, ...