New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, despite being listed as questionable with a torn plantar fascia, will start Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Brees, who returned to practice on a limited basis Friday, had insisted that he would play and that the game plan wouldn't be limited based on his injury to his right heel.
"It hurts to walk. It has its challenges," Brees said earlier this week. "But we've come up with a good plan for this week, how to support it and how to make it as manageable as possible.