Former NFL and Purdue quarterback Drew Brees joined the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, and took some time to talk shop. Co-host and former Tennessee Titan Taylor Lewan asked Brees and interesting question.
“With your competitive drive, and we’ll give you three weeks to train could you go in and be competitive in an NFL football game today?”
It is, effectively, what Philip Rivers did for the Colts last season, playing three games after taking five years off.
“I would know where to throw it, I’m just not sure I could get it there,” Brees replied with a chuckle.
In 2006, Brees had what can only be described as a ‘career-changing’ surgery to fix a nearly 360 degree labral tear, as well as repair a partially-torn rotator cuff. The procedure helped him play another 15 years in the NFL.
Now, in his post-playing days, Brees has converted to a left-handed throwing motion.
“I kind of started doing that towards the end of my career, just with my kids, because I come home after a long day of practice and I didn’t have anything left in the right arm; but the boys want to play catch,” he said with a smile.
The former gunslinger retired from the NFL in 2021, after an illustrious 20-year professional career. Besides beating the Colts in the 2010 Super Bowl, Brees also holds records for single season completion percentage (74.4%, 2018), and most seasons with more than 5,000 passing yards (5). The 13-time Pro Bowler also led the NFL in passing an impressive seven times in his career.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Drew Brees now throws lefthanded: ‘Didn’t have anything left in the right arm’
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