Brett Favre's status as the NFL's ironman came with a dark side, as he explained in a recent podcast.
During an appearance on The Bubba Army radio show this week, the Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer was asked how many serious head injuries he sustained during his 20-season professional career. Favre's response, as found by TMZ, was to note he previously believed the answer to be three before learning a broader definition of a concussion.
Favre's updated estimate: thousands.
His full response:
"The thing about concussions is we still don’t know a lot about them.