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Sterger’s Friend: Favre is a “dopey, dopey character.”

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre looks up after being sacked by the Green Bay Packers defense with less the two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of their NFL football game at Lambeau Field, in Green Bay, Wisconsin October 24, 2010. Favre's legendary status as the ironman of the National Football League looked vulnerable on Monday when he was diagnosed with two fractures in his left ankle. Picture taken October 24, 2010. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson  (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

The hits keep coming for Brett Favre, both on and off the field.

While speaking to the New York Post recently, Jenn Sterger’s friend Allison Torres claims that Sterger and Favre traded text messages “regularly” while they were both in New York. Torres also confirmed what everyone already knows: that the naked text messages were in fact of Lord Favre’s junk.

“At the time, his family was living somewhere in Morristown, NJ, but he would stay at a hotel near Giants Stadium,” Torres said.

“I did think that was kind of weird. He would say to her, ‘Come over.’ She would keep saying to me, ‘I don’t know what to do.’ ”

But Torres said Sterger wouldn’t tell her whether or not the two actually met for a tryst.

“I just know they kept texting each other back and forth and that he wanted to hook up,” Torres said. “I wouldn’t doubt she was enjoying the attention from him.”

Favre was not the first star athlete to allegedly send naked pictures to Sterger, Torres said.

“She could make millions if she ever cashed in on all the naked photos she gets from friends,” Torres said.

Torres described Favre as a “dopey, dopey character.”

Here’s a wild thought: What if Sterger asked Brett to send photos of his manhood? If what Torres says is true and Favre isn’t the only celebrity to send Sterger junk mail, then maybe she asks the guys to do it for whatever reason (whether it be to exhibit some kind of control over them or just to laugh at them with her friends).

Either way, it still doesn’t appear that Favre did anything legally wrong here. If Sterger was sending text messages back to Brett and laughing about his advances with her friends, there’s an obvious case to be made that she wasn’t sexually harassed – nor did she ever feel that way. He may be a douche for cheating (or trying to cheat) on his wife, but that doesn’t mean he should face punishment from the league.

Of course, if you look at the photo of Torres in the NYP, she looks like someone that wouldn’t mind getting a little attention of her own. It might be best to take what she’s saying with a grain of salt.

Jenn Sterger won’t talk to the NFL…if Favre pays up

23 April 2009 - Hoboken, New Jersey - Jenn Sterger. Grand Opening Celebration of W Worldwide Hotel in Hoboken. Photo Credit: Paul Zimmerman/AdMedia Photo via Newscom Photo via Newscom

Remember that post I wrote defending Jenn Sterger against all the charges that she is a no-good gold-digger?

Yeah…well…I take it all back.

Per the St. Paul Pioneer Press:

Jenn Sterger, the subject of the NFL’s investigation into Brett Favre’s behavior, would decline the league’s interview request if she and the Vikings quarterback reach a financial settlement that would prevent her from any potential legal action against Favre, the Pioneer Press has learned.

The settlement would include a confidentiality agreement between the two that would effectively stop the NFL, which does not have subpoena power, from speaking with Sterger about Favre.

Assuming the report is accurate, this looks a lot like extortion. She’s not interested in doing what’s right, she’s interested in getting rich, and Favre should be able and willing to make her a millionaire. She probably figures that since her name is now synonymous with Favre’s junk, she might as well cash in while she can.

Sigh.

Suspension coming for Favre? That’s doubtful.

NEW ORLEANS - SEPTEMBER 09: Quarterback Brett Favre  of the Minnesota Vikings sits on the bench dejected late in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Saints at Louisiana Superdome on September 9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints won 14-9. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t mind seeing Lord Favre go down for this Jenn Sterger scandal. I don’t care how hot Sterger is or that other red-blooded men probably would have attempted the same thing (uh, picking her up…not sending her junk mail) – I still wouldn’t mind seeing the guy get taken down a few pegs.

Favre is an egomaniac. He thinks that because he’s a NFL legend that he can retire or unretire whenever he wants and he probably thought that Sterger would be knocking at his bedroom door at the sound of his voice. I don’t buy the good ol’ boy act anymore and while I still love watching him play, I think he needs a lesson in humility.

That said, he’s not going to be suspended. He’s scheduled to meet with NFL vice president of security Milt Ahreich on Tuesday, but I highly doubt anything will come out of the interview. Sterger isn’t talking about the situation and if the key witness/victim/catalyst won’t talk, then how can the league suspend Favre?

Another thing to keep in mind is that the league has never disciplined Favre before, so he would be a first-time offender if the NFL felt as though he embarrassed the shield by his actions. Plus, he didn’t legally do anything wrong here. It’s not like Sterger filed a sexual harassment suit against him, so even if the league did want to suspend him, how long could they possibly keep him out if he was never charged with anything?

Chances are the only thing Favre will have to deal with is the pain and embarrassment he caused for his wife. Other than that, it’s doubtful anything more will come from the situation.

In defense of Jenn Sterger…

I’ll be honest — this isn’t an easy piece to write. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for attention whores who balk when they start to get the wrong kind of attention. (Be careful what you wish for, right?) Ms. Sterger gained notoriety by prominently displaying her bought-and-paid-for assets in the front row of Florida State football games. She eventually parlayed that into some work for SI.com, photo shoots for Maxim and Playboy, and was the Jets’ sideline reporter during the 2008 season, which is where she caught Brett Favre’s eye.

By now you know the story, right? Favre tried to make contact, but she wasn’t down with the idea of having casual sex with an older, married man. Favre persisted, leaving awkward, desperate-sounding voicemails and eventually (and allegedly) sending pictures of his junk. (Those pictures, by the way, show a watch that matches the watch that Favre wears pretty much all the time. This, coupled with his silence on the matter, is enough proof for me.)

As the story has continued to develop, I have noticed a fair amount of vitriol directed at Ms. Sterger, using just about every name in the book that describes a promiscuous gold-digger. While I don’t know Ms. Sterger personally, she certainly doesn’t seem terribly promiscuous — she turned down the future Hall of Famer’s advances, after all — or interested in Favre’s money, as she has remained completely silent on the subject. She didn’t sell the pictures or voicemails to Deadspin, and while the fact that they obtained them certainly raises some questions (i.e. how did they get them if not from her?), it doesn’t seem like she has profited from this scandal (so far).

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The Rangers could have a huge advantage if they can win Game 3

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Cliff Lee pitches against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Arlington, Texas July 10, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

The Yankees may have accomplished their goal of stealing a game in Texas, but their work has just begun.

Game 3 is Monday night in the Bronx and the Rangers will throw Cliff Lee, who is 6-0 with a 1.52 ERA in the postseason. And if you think he gets freaked out pitching at Yankee Stadium – think again. His lone playoff start in New York came in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series when he threw a complete game, yielding just one run on six hits while striking out 10 and walking none.

If the Rangers can win tonight, their opponent in Game 4 is A.J. Burnett, who gets the nod because manager Joe Girardi doesn’t want to use CC Sabathia and then pitch youngster Phil Hughes on short rest. To say that Burnett has struggled this season is like saying that Brett Favre struggled getting a date with Jenn Sterger in New York. (What? You mean you got my text-o-junk and you still don’t want to go out with me? Your loss, lady.)

Girardi is sticking by the struggling Burnett and even went as far as to say, “We believe in A.J.” But the starter went 10-15 with a 5.26 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP over 33 outings during the regular season this year and has shown no signs of turning things around.

With a win in Game 3, the Rangers could be setting themselves up to take the series. One day at a time, though – tonight is pivotal.

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