ESPN: Concussion Drug Companies Backed by Brett Favre Overstated Product Benefits

According to Mark Fain-Wada, the drug companies supported by the Green Bay Packers legend exaggerated the effectiveness of their drugs in order to raise money.

Prevacus and PresolMD were working on a solution for concussions. There are a number of notable figures listed by Prevacus, including the NFL's chief medical officer.

The league office was contacted by Prevacus, but it was more than that. The executive vice president for health and safety innovation did not work with Prevacus in any capacity.

Jake VanLandingham, the founder of the two companies, said he never told anyone that Allen Sills was an adviser for Prevacus. He said that the marketing document was supposed to say that Prevacus had contacted the people in question.

There were two studies that showedprogesterone and a related steroid had shown positive results on rats.

VanLandingham began working on a spray that would reduce the swelling of the brain when an athlete gets a concussion. There isn't any evidence that the findings of the studies could be applied to humans.

PreVPro is a preventative cream that could be used to prevent concussions. "Seven hours of anti- inflammatory protection to the brain" was said to be offered by PreVPro.

The experts were more skeptical about the cream than the spray.

Prevacus and PresolMD have been implicated in the welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi.

The companies received money from the state. The state of Mississippi wants the money back.

At least $5 million in welfare funds was funneled to a new volleyball facility for the University of Southern Mississippi by a group that included former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and other people.