Struggling with several quarterbacks inconvenienced by COVID-19 or injured, the New Orleans Saints threw a pole at retiree Drew Brees.
This is what the daily learned New Orleans Times-Picayune, Saturday.
The 42-year-old has reportedly had several discussions with head coach Sean Payton in the past week, despite being on vacation in Hawaii with his family. He even reportedly did several exercises to test his arm, but ultimately decided to decline the offer from his old training.
This decision was said to have been made because Brees was not convinced he was able to perform at the NFL level and he did not want to come out of retirement without being guaranteed to be the starter for next Monday night’s clash. , facing the Miami Dolphins.
The Purdue University product decided to hang his shoulder pads at the end of the last campaign, he who played 15 seasons with the Saints (2006-2020) and five campaigns with the San Diego Chargers (2001-2005).
The Saints are currently deprived of the services of quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian due to COVID-19, while Jameis Winston’s season has ended since the eighth week of activities. It looks like Ian Book will be the starter for the New Orleans squad in their duel against the Dolphins, in his first campaign on the Goodell Tour. Blake Bortles, who was hired on Friday, is expected to be his replacement.
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