What hero worship? What favoritism?
This is just a mere story in a sad news day that people are commenting on. Just that the person in question happens to play professional football.
It's not like Favre is a Hollywood actor or something
(well he did star in "There's Something About Mary," but that's besides the point).
Some media outlet got him hooked up with his family. If that is not favoritism I don't know what is.