Texts: Brett Favre among 3 who sought White House help for brain injuries when pursuing concussion drug funding

Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, his business associate and former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant sought White House assistance in 2019 for brain injuries at a time when they were pursuing funding for an experimental concussion drug, newly released text messages show. The funding for that drug, developed by Prevacus, has since become part of a sprawling Mississippi welfare fraud case.

The texts released Thursday by the former governor show him telling Favre that they…