Drew Brees not only suffered 11 rib fractures and a perforated lung in what was likely his final NFL season.
The future Hall of Famer and Saints defender also played with a torn rotary cuff (although it is unclear if he was thrown in the right shoulder) and a torn fascia (connective tissue) in his leg, his wife, Brittany, revealed on Wednesday.
“It makes me think I shouldn’t have had an epidural while giving birth,” Brittany wrote.
Brees missed four games due to injury. He threw 24 landing passes and was intercepted six times.
The Saints were knocked out of the playoffs Sunday by Tom Brady’s Buccaneers, and although there was no official announcement, several reports said the 42-year-old Brees, who is the league’s all-time leader with 80,358 meters, will retreat. and join the NBC football stand.
“After crying for a few days … I’m so grateful for this year,” Brittany wrote. “My 20th love in the NFL. This has been the hardest year of our lives, however, in some ways, one of the best. ”
It is possible that Brittany alluded to her husband who is experiencing side effects in June because she said that “I will never agree with someone who does not respect the flag of the United States of America or our country” when she was asked about players kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. and racial injustice.
Brees’ comments came as protests swept across the country after George Floyd’s death and sparked outrage among professional athletes, including several of his teammates.
Brees, who in 2016 criticized Colin Kaepernick for kneeling during the national anthem, later apologized.
Brittany wrote on Instagram at the time, in capital letters, “We’re the problem.”