Favre looks to revive defamation suit vs. Sharpe Lawyers for Brett Favre asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against Shannon Sharpe.

Favre’s defamation suit against Sharpe dismissed A federal judge on Monday dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Brett Favre against Shannon Sharpe related to Favre’s alleged involvement in an ongoing welfare fraud case in Mississippi.

Favre deposition set in Mississippi welfare case Brett Favre is scheduled to testify Oct. 26 as part of Mississippi’s civil lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds.