Drew Brees offered no words of reassurance. There was none of the nonchalance athletes often offer when talking about an injury.
“I am concerned,” the New Orleans Saints quarterback said after a thumb injury forced him out of a loss to the Rams in Los Angeles. “I’m hoping for the best and preparing for whatever the next steps might be according to the evaluation.”
The evaluation, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, revealed the need for thumb surgery that could be done as early as Monday and could sideline Brees, one of the NFL’s iron men, for about six weeks.