Mark Gastineau suing ESPN over viral Brett Favre confrontation: report

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A video went viral backmost successful December that featured Mark Gastineau confronting Brett Favre successful 2023 implicit Michael Strahan sacking the Green Bay Packers fable to interruption Gastineau's single-season sack record.

Well, the New York Sack Exchange subordinate is present reportedly suing ESPN due to the fact that of the video.

In the last crippled of the 2001 season, Favre appeared to autumn onto the tract earlier being tackled by Strahan, giving the New York Giants fable the record. (It has since been tied by T.J. Watt.) Gastineau accused Favre of taking a "dive," and the play remains controversial.

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Defensive extremity Mark Gastineau, #99, celebrates during an NFL shot crippled circa 1986. Gastineau played for the Jets from 1979-88. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

Gastineau met Favre astatine a memorabilia lawsuit past year, saying that Favre had "hurt" him and that helium was going to "take my sack back" successful a heated exchange.

However, according to TMZ, Gastineau is claiming helium has "been attacked connected societal media with ridicule, scorn and contempt" since the video aired. He besides says that ESPN "intentionally and maliciously did not publish" the 2 shaking hands.

The study besides says Gastineau ne'er gave ESPN support to grounds the infinitesimal - which contradicts Favre's assertion from earlier this twelvemonth that it was a "setup."

Gastineau is reportedly seeking $25 cardinal successful damages.

Hall of Fame backmost Brett Favre warms up earlier the crippled betwixt the Southern Miss Golden Eagles and the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks astatine M. M. Roberts Stadium successful Hattiesburg, Mississippi, connected Sept. 8, 2018. (Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports)

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Favre took to X soon aft the confrontation went viral successful an effort to "clear the air," admitting that it "maybe" had "crossed my caput to assistance Strahan," but helium was not trying to "hurt" Gastineau.

"I booted retired of a tally reasoning it would beryllium wide open, saw Strahan lasting determination and ducked down. The crippled was over. There was nary request for maine to bash thing spectacular. It astir apt wasn’t Michael’s champion sack oregon tackle for loss. In a antithetic crippled oregon situation, I would person made a bigger effort to debar the sack oregon TFL. But astatine nary constituent was I reasoning astir hurting Gastineau," Favre pleaded.