ESPN Ignoring Alleged Favre "Sexting" Story

bleacher report ^ | By John Woelfel (Member) on August 5, 2010

[goseminoles]

Email and cameras with photo capabilities are a great thing. I’m not too old. Same age as Favre. :o)

[RabidBartender]

Well said. So many people are eager to leap on anything the media says, if it’s about someone they don’t like.

I like a happy ending though. Did anything happen to the shrew who accused you?

[rdl6989]

You have no idea how happy I will be when the Favre soap opera ends.

[grjr21]

Michael Vick
Ben Roethlisberger
Rick Pitino
Lance Armstrong

All are criminal activities

Sexting , As Cyndi Lauper said ‘Ain’t no law against it yet”

[dfwgator]

I used to see Erin on the sidelines too!!! God, this is going to be a long 29 days.

Oh you're just jealous because Erin is a Gator.

[Perdogg]

so would I - I am single so I would do it today.

[HusbandMan]

.......and as such today ESPN has to make sure there are multiple reliable sources to confirm the story before actually reporting it.....

Uh huh. And that's why when the unsubstatiated rumors of Bret retiring broke earlier in the week they went almost wall to wall covering it.

[goseminoles]

Not jealous. We have Jenn to remember. Can’t wait to get the season started.

[goseminoles]

“I like a happy ending though”

So does Al Gore.

[RayChuang88]

Actually, the original story about Favre possibly retiring originally came from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and (I think) Jay Glazer at FoxSports.com--both "mainstream" sources. As such, since this is not coming from a weblog site, ESPN decided to go with the story, and it didn't take long for ESPN reporter Ed Werder to be in Hattisburg, MS to be on top of this story. I believe it was Werder who reported that Favre was going to Dr. James Andrews for an examination this coming week to check up on the hurt ankle to verify if Favre can still play.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

That penis had a mole on it....

[IMTOFT]

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[IMTOFT]

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[IMTOFT]

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[MinorityRepublican]

bttt

[mainepatsfan]

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