NFL Fines Brett Favre $50,000
NEW YORK (
) -- Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 Wednesday by the NFL for his failure to cooperate with the investigation that Favre sent inappropriate photos to former New York Jets game day employee Jenn Sterger in 2008.
According to an
official statement released by the NFL today
, commissioner Roger Goodell "could not conclude that Favre violated league policies relating to workplace conduct."
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"The forensic analysis could not establish that Favre sent the objectionable photographs to Sterger," the NFL said in the statement.
Goodell also said that if he had been able to prove that Favre violated the NFL's policies, he would have forced a much higher level of discipline on the quarterback.
The commissioner stated that the league expects all its players and employees to uphold a welcoming and harassment-free workplace.
"Every member of every club's staff should be able to work in an environment free of harassment or hostility, and one in which every employee is valued, respected, and given a full opportunity to contribute to the goals of the club and the NFL," Goodell said.
Favre, 41, has not played in the past three games for the Minnesota Vikings due to injuries.
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