New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees may miss six weeks and will undergo surgery to repair the ligament in his thumb, NFL Network reported Monday.
Teddy Bridgewater will step into the starting role this weekend in Seattle.
After getting knocked from the group’s loss to the Rams from the first quarter together with all the harm brees said on Sunday he saw a hand specialist in Los Angeles.
“Yeah, I’m concerned,” said Brees, who wore a brace on the thumb postgame. “I am hoping it’s not overly important.”
Brees said he’d X-rays but in the time promised not to know if it was a cartilage or bone issue.
“I’m hoping for the very best and just preparing for whatever the upcoming steps could be,” he said.
Brees hit on his right hand on defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s right hand when following through on an incomplete pass to Jared Cook on third-and-8 midway through the quarter. He had been spotted struggling to pick up a chunk, then needed the thumb.
“Right off when he attempted to throw, he had been having trouble with it. It wasn’t anything fancy,” coach Sean Payton said in his postgame press conference.
“We’ll provide you an upgrade when the time is ”
Bridgewater entered with 3:29 remaining in the first quarter. He moved 17 of 30.
Before departing, brees started the game 3 of 5 for 38 yards and an interception.
He came from the locker room after halftime using the tape off of his hand and with a helmet , but did not enter and then was re-taped.
Even the 40-year-old has missed only 1 game since joining the Saints in 2006, which came because of a shoulder problem in 2015 due to injury.
He’s missed two other competitions of a possible 210 with all the Saints, both while resting together with the team’s playoff place in Week 17 protected.
The league’s all-time top passer requires 155 yards to be the first in NFL history to pass for 75,000 metres.
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