Brett Favre Humiliated His Packers HC in 7 Words After Suffering Big Loss, Reveals New Documentary

Brett Favre’s high school days were a constant tug-of-war with his dad, Irvin “Big Irv” Favre, who doubled as his coach. Irv ran a tight ship—old-school formations, ground-heavy plays, and a no-nonsense attitude. Brett, ever the rebel, wanted to air it out. Once, he audaciously changed a play mid-game, resulting in a touchdown. Instead of praise, Irv went ballistic. It wasn’t about the score; it was about control. That’s how the father-son relationship was.

Months later, Brett was waiting outside his dad’s office at Hancock North Central High School, fearing that he hadn’t played well. But then he overheard Irv telling fellow coaches, “I can assure you one thing about my son. He will play better. He will redeem himself. I know my son. He has it in him.” Your dad will never tell how proud he is of you, but sure he will tell everyone else—all the time.

And just like that, that offhand comment became Brett’s silent fuel. The result, you ask? It’s well-documented. Every snap, every pass, and every comeback has become a mission to earn a nod from the man who rarely gave one. But deep down, Brett knew that his dad was proud of him. However, back in December 2003, Big Irv passed away following a heart attack at the age of 58.

And right after that… well, Brett went off the rails. On May 20, Netflix released the documentary series on the Packers‘ legend titled Untold: The Fall of Favre. Bill Michaels, a radio sports talk host based in Wisconsin, revealed that after Irv’s death, Brett had no guardrails. “I got a call,” Bill said. “He said, ‘Hey, Bill, I need you to sit down.’ I said, ‘What’s going on?’ He said, ‘Irv died.’ “

“I think Brett had a certain level of non-accountability when he became Brett Favre,” he added. “But once Irv passed, he (Brett) was the only one in charge of him (Brett). And I think that’s where maybe things got a little off the rails.” Translation? After the tragic demise of Brett Favre’s death, there was no one to tell him “No.” The result?

The other side of the Packers’ legend unfolded, which attracted public scrutiny. The former Packers beat writer Dylan Tomlinson once recalled that “My editor pulled me aside and said, ‘I want you to write the story of Brett Favre as a family man.’ I said, ‘I don’t write fiction.” That was something worth noting. After all, we are talking about one of the greatest QBs in the league. Fast forward a few years, and Favre was in the public’s eye, but not for good reasons.

Bill Michaels recalled one incident when the former Packers’ head coach, Mike Sherman, exploded on Favre. And Michaels managed to ask Favre what the feud was all about? “There was a scene once,” Michaels started. “Mike Sherman was the head coach, and Brett threw a pass, I mean, Mike Sherman exploded. He was just ranting and raving, and I finally asked Brett, after he retired, I said, ‘What did Sherman say to you? Do you remember that?”

“He goes, ‘Oh, I remember.’ And he said, ‘Sherman was ranting and raving at me.’ And you know, ‘Damn it this, and damn it that.’ Brett looked, smiled, and said, ‘What are you gonna do about it?'” A jab at the former Packers’ head coach? You can say that. That’s how Brett Favre’s post-Super Bowl victory career turned out, after the tragic passing of Irvin Favre.

The Netflix Untold docu series features Brett Favre’s other side

A career spanning two decades across four franchises, Brett Favre achieved everything that a quarterback dreams of. We’re talking about an 11x Pro Bowler, a Super Bowl winner, and a Hall of Famer quarterback. However, the latest Netflix docu series, Untold: The Fall of Favre, digs deeper into the life of one of the greatest quarterbacks in the league, which came out on May 20.

Keeping aside the extraordinary career of the Packers’ legend, the docu series shed light on Favre’s off-field scandals that folks out there barely heard of. Starting with Jenn Sterger, who once accused the ex-NFLer of harassment when he was playing for the New York Jets. Sterger was the Jets’ game-day host and claimed that Favre used to send her explicit messages, even though they never met in person.

Additionally, she also shared a voicemail from Favre where the QB asked her if he could “come over tonight.” Right after that scandal went down, the NFL didn’t find Favre violating its workplace conduct policy. However, the former quarterback later admitted to his wrongdoings. “I was never treated like a person. I’m just a picture to them, and he was Brett Favre,” Sterger said in the documentary. “My life was ruined, and he went to the Hall of Fame.”

Besides, The Fall of Favre also features Favre’s alleged involvement in the Mississippi welfare scandal and his addiction to painkillers, etc. Long story short: a few of the darkest chapters of Brett Favre’s life came to life in the latest documentary series. However, Favre isn’t pleased with it, and when asked for an interview by Netflix, the Hall of Famer QB denied it.

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