Football player Brett Favre went public about his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis during a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday morning.

The NFL Hall of Famer made the revelation while on Capitol Hill to testify about his alleged involvement in siphoning off money from Mississippi welfare funds.

“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others, and I’m sure you’ll understand why it’s too late for me because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” he revealed during the hearing.

“This is also a cause dear to my heart. Recently, the doctor running the company pleaded guilty to taking TANF money for his own use,” Favre added.

Favre was a top investor in the concussion drug’s manufacturer, Prevacus, which received $2 million of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funds.

Numerous studies have found a strong link between Parkinson’s disease and traumatic brain injury.

While Favre has said he can only confirm suffering “three or four” concussions during his football career, he admitted he could have had more than a thousand while playing.

During a 2018 appearance on the “Today” show, he said, “When you have ringing of the ears, seeing stars, that’s a concussion.”

“And if that is a concussion, I’ve had hundreds, probably thousands, throughout my career, which is frightening,” Favre added.