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Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee made an important announcement on Friday. He tweeted that he has filed to dismiss the lawsuit that was filed against him by former NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
The host of "The Pat McAfee Show" is being sued for defamation after talking about the Mississippi welfare scandal that Favre has been linked to for the past few years.
McAfee announced that he feels this is a violation of his First Amendment rights and that a 'comedic sports show' should be allowed to cover a topic that was in the headlines. He also said that it was important to talk about it as it affected many of those less fortunate in the state of Mississippi.
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He announced that he had hired a legal team, who felt that this case should be dismissed. He also extended an invitation to Favre to appear on "The Pat McAfee Show" to get a first-hand experience of what the show is all about.
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He finished his tweet by saying that he made a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Mississippi and asked Favre to match his donation, adding that he wants to help the younger generation.
NFL fans immediately showed their support for the former Colts punter, with many taking a dig at Brett Favre for even filing a lawsuit against him in the first place.
Pat McAfee initially thought lawsuit was a 'joke'
When announcing that he had filed to have Brett Favre's lawsuit against him dismissed, Pat McAfee also mentioned that he initially thought the lawsuit was a joke.
He said that he didn't really believe that the former NFL quarterback would have an issue with his podcast covering the story, as many sports shows do across multiple media platforms. He also explained that over the past three years, the scandal has been widely covered in the news, and that his show did say 'allegedly' while referring to the accusations against the former quarterback.
Favre wasn't criminally charged in the Mississippi welfare scandal, but he was required to pay back over $1 million that he was paid for speeches he never gave.
