Like contract extensions during the offseason, injuries are starting to pile up on top of each other. Just two weeks into the regular season the biggest injury occurred yesterday when New Orleans Saints quarterback, Drew Brees suffered an injured thumb during their game against the Los Angeles Rams.
In the second quarter, Brees attempted a pass and was being pressured by All-Pro defensive tackle, Aaron Donald. As Brees followed through his hand smacked into Donald’s outstretched arm causing the thumb injury.
Brees exited the game immediately and never returned. There’s video of him coming out after halftime and being unable to even grip a football.
.@drewbrees can’t even pick up a football #Saints #NOvsLAR #NFL100
(🎥: @NFLonFOX)pic.twitter.com/gI6THmtcsl
— NFL@SneakerReporter (@NFL_SR) September 15, 2019
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Brees is still deciding on if he will undergo surgery to repair the injury and the initial timetable to get back on the field is set at six weeks.
The next step for Drew Brees is to decide who is doing the surgery and what procedure he’ll do. That could alter the time frame. But Teddy Bridgewater is the new starting QB for the #Saints. https://t.co/pciqVbBoN2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2019
Prior to this Brees had only missed one start due to injury. New Orleans now turns to Teddy Bridgewater—who is the highest paid backup QB in the NFL currently—and Taysom Hill to try and help this team meet the standards they had coming into the year.
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