Jenn Sterger manager, Phil Reese, appeared on a sports talk radio show Thursday morning to open up about his frustration with the NFL and its investigation surrounding Brett Favre and his alleged voicemails and text messages.

Appearing on the Dan Patrick radio show, Reese spoke about the end game that Sterger and her entourage want. According to the interview, if the NFL suspends Favre and institutes a league-wide sexual harassment policy then the matter will end with no lawsuits brought against anyone. He is saying there would be no lawsuits against the league, Favre or the Jets. Throughout the interview, Reese repeated that pledge while Patrick probed about details that haven’t seen the light of day up to this point.

While stating his case, Reese was not willing to identify the person who provided the audio and digital photo files to Deadspin.com, the site that broke the story and published the photographs. He did say, however, that Sterger had not provided them and that her computer was compromised by a third party.

The talent manager also revealed that Sterger was disturbed by the former Jets quarterback because he would repeatedly stare at her for long periods of time on game day and that she told him that if he was going to stare, at least he could smile. When Sterger began receiving the text messages, minus any obscene pictures, she wasn’t even sure if they came from Favre.

Reese went on to say that once Favre put on the full court press for her attention, she confided in associates within her industry who responded by advising her to remain silent about it. They feared if she went to the Jets organization she would lose her job as the on field reporter for the team.

Reese also got into specific about links between Favre and the naked crotch shots. Sterger’s camp hired an ex-FBI investigator who according to Reese, put together enough credible information to demonstrate that Favre had indeed sent them.

Having issued the equivalent of a demand, Sterger’s side might want to think about how costly a lawsuit will be if the NFL doesn’t do as they suggest they should. She is unemployed at this point having been part of a sports-related show on Versus called The Daily Line that was canceled several weeks ago.

We haven’t heard the details of the NFL side of this investigation yet since the league has elected to keep all of their evidence in-house up to this point.

The audio of the interview with Dan Patrick is on the radio program’s website here.

The other side of the Favre scandal: his marriage to Deanna

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Paula Duffy is a national sports columnist for Examiner.com and the Huffington Post and regularly comments on sports/legal matters for radio affiliates of ESPN and Fox Sports. She founded the sports information site, Incidental Contact, is the author of a line of audio books designed for sports novices and in her spare time practices law in Los Angeles.

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On this Election Day, the most shocking result is not related to any House, Senate or Governor’s race.  It’s in the NFL, where in a last-minute shocker that fooled even the most astute pollsters, the Minnesota Vikings have surpassed the Dallas Cowboys as the biggest bust thus far in the 2010 season.  And most of the fuel was thrown on this proverbial inferno in just over a week’s time. 

Let’s review:

The downward spiral began on October 24^th, after everyone’s favorite diva Brett Favre threw three interceptions in a tough 28-24 loss to the rival Green Bay Packers.  After the game, he and coach Brad Childress exchanged barbs after Childress criticized his poor decisions.  As if that weren’t enough, Favre suffered two fractures of his left ankle, and Childress was fined $35,000 by the league for criticizing officials twice after the loss.

Next, it was revealed that the NFL plans to talk to former Jets game day hostess Jenn Sterger as part of its investigation into inappropriate voicemails and texts that Favre left/sent to her in 2008.  Should Sterger’s story contradict what Favre previously told the league, it could merit a suspension from Commissioner Roger Goodell.

This past Sunday, Favre actually took the field against the New England Patriots, but was knocked out after “taking one on the chin” literally and suffering a laceration and possible concussion after a helmet-to-jaw hit.  Yet again, this was the tip of the iceberg.  After the game, recently acquired wide receiver Randy Moss gave a bizarre press conference, in which he ranted about a $25,000 fine he received from the league, criticized the Vikings coaching staff and practically gushed over his former employer, the Patriots.

The final icing on the smashed cake came on Monday, when Childress announced that the team ended their brief marriage with Moss and waived him, basically blowing a third-round draft choice for a guy to catch 13 passes in four games.  Childress does deserve credit for playing the role of corporate middle manager perfectly, as seen in his speech to his players in which he stated that Moss “is no longer with us.”  Classic Corporate American “downsizing” speak, Brad.  Ah, but there is yet another twist in this saga.

“Chilly’s” decision to get rid of Moss didn’t go over well with Vikings owner Zygi Wilf.  According to ESPN’s Adam Shefter, Wilf is “angry” about Moss being waived, leading some to speculate that Childress did not consult with his boss before making the decision.

Oh, how fascinating it all is.  Did anyone foresee the Vikings and Lions having the same records after Week 8?  Somewhere, even Jerry Jones and Wade Phillips are laughing…

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Chris Lardieri also covers the NFL for Sports Climax and the Los Angeles Dodgers for Examiner.com.  He has written about Major League Baseball for Inside Edge, a scouting company that provides content to ESPN Insider and Yahoo Sports. He previously wrote for 1766, the Rutgers Alumni Magazine, and popular blog, ‘The Outer Loop’.  Be sure to follow Chris on Twitter for more MLB and sports observations

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