Brett Favre Denies Report He’s ‘Given Up Hope’ Amid Parkinson’s Battle, Plans to Fight Until ‘the End’

Brett Favre is remaining positive amid his chronic health condition.

On Wednesday, January 7, the retired NFL star, 56, posted on X, shutting down a recent report by sportswriter Dov Kleiman claiming that Favre had “given up hope as he battles Parkinson’s disease.”

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“Thank you everyone for your prayers and concerns, but contrary to reports, I have not given up hope in my battle with Parkinson’s!” Favre — who went public with his diagnosis in 2024 — penned on the platform.

“Not sure where this came from — but just like I never gave up on the gridiron — not going to start now,” the post further read. “I pray there will be a cure one day and I appreciate you all.”

Also on Wednesday, the former football quarterback expressed a similar sentiment to TMZ Sports.

“I have absolutely not given up and I am fighting till the end,” he told the outlet. “Yes I have progressed a little faster than I would have hoped at this point but I’m extremely thankful and blessed!!!”

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Favre also discussed his journey with the disease on the December 29 episode of his 4th and Favre  podcast, noting his “dominant side effect” is “rigidity and stiffness.”

“Once I take my medicine, it’s like the muscles and the joints kind of ease their grip on, you know, on me, and when I get fatigued, maybe mainly towards the end of the day, I do shake a little bit, but my cognitive memory… It’s OK.”

While Favre noted “there’s no cure” to the progressive neurodegenerative disorder, he said he was “optimistic” that one would come, but is also not banking on it.

“I hear from time to time, ‘Well, they’re five years away from a cure,’ ” he explained. “You know, I hope that that’s the case. I really do. But I’m not holding my breath.”

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