The NFL needs Jenn Sterger's help to continue its investigation into the Brett Favre scandal, mainly because the league reportedly cannot prove that Favre sent Sterger racy photos and inappropriate texts without access to Sterger's phone.According to TMZ, the NFL has to verify that Favre sent the photos directly to Sterger, because the incident is being investigated as a workplace harassment issue.
Sterger's manager, Phil Reese, told The Associated Press that Sterger is "strongly considering" talking to NFL officials.
"We're certainly headed in that direction," added her lawyer, Joseph Conway. "We do have a dialogue with the NFL in terms of a potential meeting. There's nothing definitive."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday the league's review is ongoing.
"At this point we have not reached any conclusions," Aiello said. "We will continue to pursue opportunities to speak with individuals that potentially have information."
The New York Daily News first reported that Sterger may meet with NFL investigators next week, citing unidentified sources.
Now the Vikings QB, Favre was interviewed by NFL vice president for security Milt Ahlerich on Tuesday about his alleged advances toward Sterger in 2008, when Favre played for the Jets. Neither he nor the NFL has provided details of that meeting.
"That's a league issue," Favre said this week as Minnesota prepared to play Green Bay, "that I just have to leave at that."
Sterger has not commented on the allegations, which were posted on the website Deadspin. The site said Sterger would not agree to an interview and it paid a third party for the texts, voicemails and graphic photos, said to be of Favre, that it posted in a video.
Reese said that Sterger, now a TV personality for the Versus network, also has had no discussions with Favre representatives about a possible financial settlement stemming from the allegations.
A.J. Daulerio, Deadspin's editor in chief, posted on the website Wednesday that he told Ahlerich he was willing to cooperate with the NFL, but "any and all information we have to offer is available on the site" and he wouldn't provide anything more than that at this point.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a web chat on Thursday that the league is "working hard" on the development of a workplace conduct training program for all teams and expects to roll it out by the end of the season. That program was spurred by a separate situation earlier this year in which a female reporter for a Mexican TV network said she felt uncomfortable being in the Jets locker room.
-- Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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