When you hear about one of the NFL’s biggest scandals involving Brett Favre and Jenn Sterger, you might picture heated confrontations or face-to-face drama.
But here’s the kicker from Netflix’s recent documentary about the controversy: Jenn Sterger says she never actually met Brett Favre in person.
“I’ve never been in the same room with him,” Sterger reveals in the film.
“We never shook hands. We had no relationship, no rapport, nothing.”
Despite working for the same organization, their paths never crossed directly.
The Beginning of the Allegations
Back in 2008, Sterger was working as a New York Jets “Gameday Host,” while Favre was nearing the end of his playing career with the team.
It was during this time that Sterger claims Favre began contacting her inappropriately — leaving voicemail messages and even sending an explicit photo, which Favre denies, although he admits to calling her.
Two years later, after both had left the Jets, the scandal exploded when nude photos allegedly sent by Favre to Sterger appeared online. Suddenly, Sterger’s life was turned upside down.
Feeling Invisible and Ignored
Sterger describes the aftermath as deeply isolating.
“I was never treated like a person,” she says, tearfully explaining how the internet reduced her to just an image while Favre remained a beloved football legend.
Former Jets employee Tim Andre, who worked alongside Sterger, backed up her story.
He described how Favre’s behavior on the sidelines made Sterger visibly uncomfortable and uneasy.
“It wore on her,” Andre recalls. “She wasn’t excited to be part of the games anymore.
She even needed me to escort her sometimes because she didn’t want to be alone with Favre.”
Despite her pleas, Sterger felt ignored by the team and management.
Public Accusations and Career Fallout
Sterger went public with her sexual harassment allegations against Favre in 2010, after the Jets chose not to renew her contract.
“I went into hiding,” she said.
“It was too humiliating to talk about what happened.”
Meanwhile, Favre was winding down his career with the Minnesota Vikings.
The NFL fined Favre $50,000 for not cooperating with their investigation, but they never officially proved he sent the photos.
Both Favre and the Jets declined to participate in the Netflix documentary.
“My life was ruined, and he went to the Hall of Fame,” Sterger reflects bitterly.
More Trouble for Brett Favre: The Welfare Scandal
Favre’s controversies didn’t end there.
In Mississippi, he was embroiled in a massive welfare fraud scandal involving $94 million in alleged misused funds.
Favre himself was never charged but had to repay $1 million to the state after it was revealed that welfare money went to his business for speaking engagements he never attended.
The scandal also included questionable payments tied to a nonprofit connected to Favre’s alma mater and his daughter’s volleyball team, as well as text messages requesting funding for the university’s football team.
The Fallout Continues
Favre’s name appeared in lawsuits tied to millions in state funds linked to biotech companies and questionable investments.
More recently, he publicly disclosed a Parkinson’s diagnosis, linking it to his history of concussions.
Sterger’s reaction was notably unsympathetic.
On Instagram, she called it “karma” and hinted that the resources Favre might need could have been stolen from others like herself.
“I don’t wish bad things on anyone, but karma never forgets,” she wrote.
What’s Next?
With so many layers to the Brett Favre saga — from alleged harassment to financial scandals and health struggles — the story is far from over.
As fans, commentators, and those affected by these events watch closely, one question remains: what will the next chapter hold for both Brett Favre and Jenn Sterger?