National Football League

Masseuse says Favre hit on her, too

Published Oct. 10, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre — facing an NFL probe after he was accused of sending lewd messages to a female reporter — allegedly tried the same seduction technique with a masseuse working for the New York Jets, the New York Post reported Sunday.

The gridiron granddaddy is already being investigated after he allegedly sent a flurry of lustful texts
to sultry former Gang Green sideline reporter Jennifer Sterger, 26, a Playboy pinup who currently works as co-host on cable sports roundup show, "The Daily Line."

According to the New York Daily News, the NFL has been in contact with Sterger but as of Sunday she has not agreed to cooperate in the investigation. The league will be moving along with the investigation as soon as possible.

"We are going through that and we are making sure we understand all the facts," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at halftime of the Chargers-Raiders game. Goodell added once the investigation is complete, "we'll make a determination from there."

The married massage therapist, who does not want to be identified, was working part-time for the Jets during training camp in 2008 when she allegedly caught Favre’s eye.

She had been kneading one of the quarterback’s teammates when Favre, being rubbed down by one of her colleagues, shot her a glance, she said. “He was looking at me like I was a hanging slab of meat,” the masseuse told The Post.

The woman confessed to her husband immediately about the unwanted flurry of attention but the star quarterback allegedly contacted her the next day — the first in a seamy stream of phone calls, e-mails and texts from Favre, she claims.

A Jets source confirmed the two women were among 17 people hired to massage Jets players over two days of their 2008 training camp at Hofstra University. Their names were passed along to the NFL.

Favre risks being disciplined for personal conduct violations if the probe finds that he crossed boundaries by trying to charm Sterger, according to a league source.

ESPN is reporting that the investigation is on the "fast track."