Pat McAfee files motion to dismiss Brett Favre’s defamation case

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The battle officially has been joined.

In the lawsuit filed against Pat McAfee by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, McAfee has filed a motion to dismiss the case.

The 25-page memorandum in support of the motion to dismiss makes arguments both substantive and procedural. Four reasons are given for dismissal — Favre’s complaint cites no false statement of fact made by McAfee, Favre’s complaint does not allege that McAfee engaged in an…