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Brett Favre rules out career in politics, calls fantasy football 'too stressful'

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre took part in Aug. 24's "Dancing with the REAL Stars," which raised money for Abbie Rogers Civitan Camp. Jason Munz / Hattiesburg American

Brett Favre is famous for playing football.

Now that his playing career has been over for several years, he’s had time to take up a wide array of hobbies and interests. One thing, though, Favre will apparently never delve into is politics.

In a recent interview on the Just Not Sports podcast’s 100th episode, the NFL Hall of Famer, Southern Miss legend and Hattiesburg resident spoke at length on such topics as fantasy football, “road biking” and hunting mountain lions.