But he wanted another shot at taking the Saints to the Super Bowl. Long-time Saints QB Almost Quit After 2019ĭrew Brees almost retired this time a year ago. Then he declined to say what would factor him coming back for another year or retiring to more private life. Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images About Drew Brees Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, donated 5 million to Louisiana relief efforts around the coronavirus. His passing total also was sub-par – 139 yards and a touchdown.īrees said how he played Sunday night would have no bearing on his decision.
Drew Brees threw three interceptions in the loss to Tampa. Or in Brees’ case, after a difficult performance. Quarterbacks, like coaches, never want to end their careers on a loss. “Think about a lot of things, just like I did last year, and make a decision,” “I’m gonna give myself an opportunity to think about the season,” Brees told reporters. If he hasn’t made a final decision, any quarterback at that age gives it a ton of thought. Why was this emotional hug so important? It probably was the last time Drew Brees will be at the Superdome as the starting quarterback for the Saints.Īccording to media reports, Brees and his wife, along with the couple’s four children, lingered for about two hours at the stadium after the loss to the Bucs.ĭrew Brees, the Austin native, made no official announcement about his future in post-game interviews.
vtd2OD0VHl- Garland Gillen JanuWill Drew Brees retire? It’s Biggest Question In NFL The Saints went 3-1 behind backup Taysom Hill.Drew and Brittany Brees embrace on the Superdome turf after the #Saints season ends. “I’ll answer this question one time, and that is I’m going to give myself an opportunity to think about the season, think about a lot of things, just like I did last year, and make the decision,” Brees said after the loss.īrees missed four games while recovering from the ribs and lung injuries suffered Nov. Before the prime minister was due to fly, Haaretz reported that El Al was having difficulty. The length of the visit and its cost drew criticism at the time. Fox Sports reported on its pregame show that this indeed would be Brees’ final campaign. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Israels government paid 550,000 to fly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara to Paris last February five times the usual cost for a flight of that distance. Brees struggled in the hard-fought defeat, throwing for a playoff career-high three interceptions and just 134 passing yards.Īfter the game, Brees was seen giving a quick look back at the field at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome before heading into the tunnel, and into possible retirement. The Saints’ 20-year veteran, who turned 42 last week, may have played his last NFL game in last Sunday’s 30-20 NFC Divisional Round loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, helmed by 43-year-old quarterback Tom Brady. She termed the season “the hardest year of our lives, yet in some ways one of the best” in praising her husband’s determination in forging on in an effort to win his second Super Bowl, an effort that fell short. “The fact that you played this entire year with a torn rotator cuff, torn fascia in your foot, … then later 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung,” Brittany Brees said in her post, per the report, “makes me think I should not have taken the epidural while giving birth to our kids.”
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The injuries referenced by Brees’ wife were unknown publicly on top of the 11 fractured ribs and punctured lung that caused the 13-time Pro Bowl selection to miss four games in November and early December. In a social media post on her private Instagram page, Brittany Brees paid tribute Wednesday morning to her husband’s challenging season - calling it “the hardest year of our lives” - by also revealing that the New Orleans Saints star battled through foot and shoulder injuries during the season, according to a report. Whether or not Drew Brees retires after two decades in the NFL or returns for at least one more season, his wife shed more light on what a physical challenge the 2020 season was for the veteran quarterback.
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