Netflix are streaming a new documentary as part of their Untold series that covers the legendary career of Brett Favre
A fresh Netflix documentary has plunged into one of the most significant American sports scandals of the 21st Century.
Currently available for streaming, this hour-long exposé is a must-see for football enthusiasts keen to understand how a legendary NFL player earned a shocking reputation.
The latest instalment in Netflix’s Untold series, The Fall of Favre delves into the allegations against star quarterback Brett Favre in distressing detail.
Favre, a three-time MVP who steered the Green Bay Packers to remarkable success, has been at the heart of two major scandals over the past decade and a half.
In 2010, the NFL probed his conduct following allegations that he had sexted and left inappropriate messages for Gameday host Jenn Sterger. He was found not to have violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy, but was slapped with a fine of $50,000 (£37,000) for failing to cooperate with the investigation, reports the Mirror US.
He was later linked to a scandal in the 2020s where $8 million (£6 million) meant for Mississippi welfare programmes instead ended up with Favre or causes he supported. He refuted these claims and initiated a defamation lawsuit against the State Auditor of Mississippi and two media personalities over their coverage of the allegations.
Now, NFL fans can gain a deeper insight into the scandals as well as other contentious incidents involving Favre in the new documentary that poses the question of how his legacy as a football legend can still persist.
A Letterboxd user gave a no-holds-barred assessment of the film, saying: “I will say this is one of the few Untold documentaries that doesn’t go out of its way to make the athlete or the subject matter somehow look like the hero still or allow them to give their spin on everything.
“It’s a refreshingly honest look at a terrible person, something I didn’t know the Untold series was capable of. It still falls into the trap of surface level investigative storytelling, never delving into actual investigation. But that seems to be the way they do things.”
On Reddit, a user expressed conflicted feelings about the documentary, noting: “I hate how much fun this guy was to watch only for him to be a complete a**hole.”
An individual on X (formerly Twitter) shared a personal letdown: “Brett Favre was my single favorite athlete as a kid. I loved watching him play football. Gunslinger. Blood and Guts.
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“It kills me that he was a terrible person the whole time. A genuine s***head through and through.”
While someone else proclaimed their disillusionment after watching the Netflix documentary on Favre: “Just finished watching the documentary about Brett Favre on Netflix. All respect I had for this Icon is gone. What a scumbag he truly was! #nfl.”
However, not all feedback was negative, as some fans accused the documentary of being unfairly biased against Favre, with comments found on X slamming it as a “smear campaign”.
Another X commentator was taken aback, claiming: “I can’t believe the hit piece they put out about Brett Favre on Netflix today. What a hatchet job.”
Viewers now have the opportunity to watch and form their opinions on the controversial documentary streaming on Netflix concerning Favre’s contentious past.
Untold: The Fall of Favre is available to stream on Netflix.
