Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre said he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in January after consulting with five doctors.
In an interview published by TMZ Sports on Wednesday, one day after he disclosed his condition at a congressional hearing on welfare reform, Favre said he sought medical attention after experiencing minor symptoms.
"[The doctors] all said the same thing, if it's not in your family, and there's none on either side of my family, then the first thing we looked at is head trauma," Favre told TMZ. "Well, hell, I wrote the book on head trauma.