Brett Favre reportedly meets with NFL official over messages and photos he allegedly sent

Brett Favre has spoken with an NFL security official about text messages and lewd photos he allegedly sent to a New York Jets employee two years ago when he played for the team, ESPN reported.

The network, citing unidentified sources and without providing further details, said that Favre and NFL vice president for security Milt Ahlerich finished their meeting.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said previously the Vikings quarterback would meet this week with a league official about the below-the-waist photos he allegedly sent to Jenn Sterger, now a TV personality with the Versus network.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello declined to confirm the meeting took place. Favre’s agent Bus Cook did not return messages.

Parcells reduces role with Dolphins

Bill Parcells has again reduced his role with the Miami Dolphins: He stopped coming to work.

Parcells cleared out his office and no longer works at the team complex, but the Dolphins said he’ll continue as a consultant to General Manager Jeff Ireland and Coach Tony Sparano.

“Whether he is physically here or not is really immaterial to the contributions that he will make on an ongoing basis,” chief executive officer Mike Dee said. “From the football operations point of view, it really is business as usual. Nothing has really changed.”

NFL will start flagrant-hit suspensions this week

The NFL will immediately begin suspending players for dangerous and flagrant hits that violate rules, particularly those involving helmets.

Suspensions will begin being handed out after this weekend’s games, vice president of football operations Ray Anderson said.

In the past, players were either fined or ejected for illegal hits. But after the series of recent flagrant tackles, several of which resulted in concussions, the NFL ramped up the punishment “for egregious and elevated hits,” Anderson said.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, are celebrating the birth of their second son. On his Twitter account, Brees said his wife and the baby are doing “great,” but noted she “has yet to give in” to the name he wants. Earlier this month, Brees posted a Twitter message soliciting ideas for uncommon boy names that begin with the letter “B.”… The Indianapolis Colts have claimed running back Andre Brown off waivers from Denver and released kick returner Kenny Moore…. The NFL fined three players for dangerous and flagrant hits Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ James Harrison was docked $75,000, while the New England Patriots’ Brandon Meriweather and the Atlanta Falcons’ Dunta Robinson will lose $50,000 each…. Vince Young is day-to-day after tests show only a mild sprained left knee and ankle, and Coach Jeff Fisher says the Tennessee quarterback could play against Philadelphia on Sunday even if he misses a couple of practices…. The Houston Texans released tackle Ephraim Salaam and waived linebacker David Nixon…. The New York Giants signed wide receiver Samuel Giguere to their practice squad and released offensive lineman Dennis Landolt.