Deadspin Editor A.J. Daulerio, at Center of Brett Favre Sexting Scandal, First Posted Erin Andrews Peephole Video Links

Robert Stacy McCain reports on the Jenn Sterger allegations, "Female Reporter Claims Brett Favre Sent Her Photos of Himself Masturbating." And CBS News has the background, "Did Brett Favre Send Nude Pix to Model Jenn Sterger?":

Fresh off making headlines for possibly ending his hall of fame career, Brett Favre is suddenly making news for something far more sensational.

According to an article at Deadspin, the quarterback may have sent a slew of graphic photos - namely shots of his private parts - to model Jenn Sterger.

Sterger, who works at the sports show "The Daily Line," allegedly received the images on her phone while she was working as a sideline reporter for the New York Jets in 2008.

Sterger claims Favre, who is married, sent her numerous graphic pictures and flirty voicemails but she rejected his advances.

The report lacks any hard evidence. Deadspin blogger A.J. Daulerio says Sterger didn't want the publicity that the story would fuel. However, she finally agreed to "go on the record with her tales of Favre's creepy cell phone stalking."

Sterger has posed for Maxim and Playboy and wrote a column for Sports Illustrated called "Confessions of a Cowgirl."

No doubt Stacy's raking in the Google in the traffic with his reporting.

What caught my attention is that it's Deadspin's A.J. Daulerio who first broke the story, and apparently Jenn Sterger claims she thought she was speaking off the record about the Brett Fauvre images. See "Deadspin report: Former New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre sent X-rated photos to Jenn Sterger."

Deadspin editor-in-chief A.J. Daulerio knew his post about legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre sending X-rated crotch shots to a sexy TV sports personality would get a lot of hits - but he says he's surprised by the number of critics who say the outrageous sports website crossed an ethical line.

Daulerio reported Wednesday that model, actress and TV host Jenn Sterger told him that Favre had sent her inappropriate and explicit pictures of his himself, but it is not clear that Sterger gave her full consent for Deadspin to use what had previously been an off-the-record account.

"What irks me a little bit is when people put us in the same category as The New York Times or you guys," Daulerio said, referring to the Daily News. "We've run rumors and innuendo from the get-go. That's what we do."

Folks might not remember, but A.J. Daulerio first broke the Erin Andrews nude video scandal in summer 2009. Sports columnist Jason Whitlock hammered Deadspin, "JASON WHITLOCK COMMENTARY: Erin Andrews Nude Video Scandal: Whose Fault?" Daulerio apologized here: "Sometimes This World Is A Horrible Place To Live."

The orginal Deadspin story is here (with Erin Andrew peephole links removed): "ESPN Lawyers Try To Smoke Out Creepy Amateur Peephole Videographer (Update)."