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“Almost Killed Him”: Packers Legend Brett Favre’s Addiction to Painkillers Nearly Ended His Life, per Chris Carter

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June 23, 2026 · 11:45 AM

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EssentiallySports

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EssentiallySports

For nearly two decades, Brett Favre was the NFL’s version of the Energizer Bunny. He broke his fingers, sprained his ankles, and took blow after blow, but none of that was able to keep him out of action. His streak of 321 consecutive starts is a testament to that. But behind that superhuman feat was […] The post “Almost Killed Him”: Packers Legend Brett Favre’s Addiction to Painkillers Nearly Ended His Life, per Chris Carter appeared first on EssentiallySports.