Pat McAfee didn’t have to pay Favre to drop the lawsuit, but he was forced to bend his knee and give a very specific speech that tried to paint Brett Favre as a good guy.
That is something Favre is not.
Here is what McAfee had to say via The NY Post.
With a potential move to ESPN on the horizon, Pat McAfee no longer has to worry about Brett Favre suing him.
McAfee announced at the start of his YouTube show on Thursday that Favre is dropping the defamation suit he filed against him in February for public comments he made about the misspending of welfare money in Mississippi.
“As many of you know, Brett Favre sued me over statements that I made about him on this program,” McAfee stated as his show began. “As I confirmed in my court papers and I repeat here, my statements expressed in comedic style were based solely on public information and allegations. As I have previously stated, I respect the hell out of Brett Favre the football player and his Hall of Fame career on the field, and I have no personal knowledge about any case involving Brett in Mississippi.
“I am pleased to report based solely on me again clarifying these points now, with no settlement paid, Brett is withdrawing his suit against me. I would much rather talk about sports than about lawsuits, so I’m glad we have all of this behind us. We now move on.”
Favre confirmed on his Twitter page that he has indeed withdrawn the lawsuit now that McAfee has said he doesn’t know what is going on in the welfare case where Favre is accused of using welfare money to help build his daughter a Volleyball court, among other things.
No word on if the lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe is still pending.