Favre and Jets Sued: Where the NFL Failed, the Favre Plaintiffs May Succeed
Viking's QB Brett Favre maybe (stress maybe) retiring from the NFL but the stain of his alleged sexual advances towards female employees continues. Today, Favre and the New York Jets were sued by 2 former massage therapists who allege that the lost their jobs because they refused Favre's unwanted sexual advances when he was with team in 2008. The female plaintiffs, like former Jet employee Jenn Sterger, claim that Favre was sending them lewd text messages looking for a sexual encounter.
Let's face it, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's investigation was amateurish and a disaster. It is simply incomprehensible to believe that the NFL, with its vast resources and coupled with Favre'sadmission that he left voice mails fpr Sterger, could not reach an evidentiary conclusion concerning Favre's conduct. Moreover, Goodell permitted Favre to not cooperate with the league's investigation and then slink away, at the season's end, with a slap on the wrist. Now, the questions are when exactly did Favre fail to cooperate and why didn't Goodell take immediate action? If Goodell was serious about player discipline he would have suspended Favre immediately after the quarterback failed to cooperate.
But Goodell played favorites instead. Goodell allowed the investigation to drag out on the hopes that Favre would leave the league and the sexual harrassment controversy would go away with him.
Maybe the lawyers in this lawsuit will do a better job getting to the truth then the NFL. This lawsuit will allow Favre to be deposed and be questioned under oath. If Favre chooses to not answer questions or worse, while under oath, he may find that his legal troubles are just beginning.
My name is Christopher Fusco. I am the managing partner of Callahan & Fusco, LLC with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.