The Health and Human Services Department for the state of Mississippi, has indeed filed official notice this week, of their intent to depose NFL Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre.

It’s been more than a year now since Favre was named as one of over a dozen defendants in a civil lawsuit brought on by the state of Mississippi. The lawsuit is an attempt to recover tens of millions of dollars in welfare funds. An audit by the state says that the funds were “misspent.”

Favre has denied any wrongdoing and it’s important to note, that he has not been criminally charged.

The deposition is currently set for October 26.

This will be the first time that a Hall of Famer will be testifying under oath in this particular case.

The individuals involved in this case have not commented publicly because the judge has placed a “Suppression Order” on everyone.

What is a Suppression Order?

It’s an order from a government official, usually a judge, that restricts information from becoming public knowledge.

What exactly does it mean to be deposed in a court of law?

Being deposed in court is getting that person to state for the record, what their story is. That’s important because it doesn’t let them change it, if the case goes to trial.

There is also the “discovery” part of a deposition. It allows them to get any information directly from the person being deposed. That could be anything from conversations with someone to identifying documents.

Now, they can’t just go in there and throw things against the wall and see what sticks. There has to be a reasonable explanation for the line of questioning, however, they are given a bit of line to cast, in their questions.

Brett Favre played for 20 seasons in the NFL.

16 of those seasons were for the Green Bay Packers.

He was the first player in NFL history to win three consecutive MVP awards in 1995, 1996, and 1997.

Super Bowl 31 Champion.

He threw for 71,838 yards with 508 TDs and 336 INTs.

– Sean McKenzie

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