Abby Wambach cutting all ties with Brett Favre-backed venture that got Mississippi welfare funds
Retired U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach is cutting ties with a venture linked to NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre that got millions in Mississippi welfare funds.
Retired U.S. women’s soccer star Abby Wambach began cutting ties Thursday with a joint venture linked to Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre that received millions of dollars in Mississippi welfare funds, hours after NBC News contacted her about the matter.
Wambach told NBC News in a statement she has “initiated the process to immediately and fully divest myself from any involvement — financial and otherwise” — with Odyssey Health Inc. and Prevacus, two firms jointly touting a nasal spray designed to treat concussions. Her statement came hours after NBC News called her to ask about her involvement in the controversial venture.
Odyssey Health Inc. did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Wambach said by text message, “This morning, I was dismayed to learn disturbing information about a company I had backed as part of my deeply personal effort to lessen the impact of concussion-related injuries.”
Wambach wrote that she insisted the divestment “be complete by end of day today.”
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