Drew Brees - Multiple rib fractures and a collapsed lung
 

Huge news for one of the top NFC contenders.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saints’ QB Drew Brees has multiple rib fractures on both sides of his chest and a collapsed lung on the right side, per <a href="https://twitter.com/WerderEdESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WerderEdESPN</a>.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1328422797102682113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sounds like he's not going on IR, so they're only expecting maybe 3 weeks out.

That sucks.


Tom Brady rejoices.

Dude owns Brady

Their next 3 are Falcons-Broncos-Falcons. Jameis should be able to handle that.

Holy shit

Is that the way they will go? It won't be the other guy (Hill)?

Ugh, sounds bad but I bet he recovers quickly

The Brady luck knows no bounds. It's crazy how lucky he gets.

Wow.. Dude is beat up.. Retirement is close..

Winston was the one who was in yesterday. I'm sure they'll still be trotting Hill out there for their gadget plays, though.

He one tough SOB. Wish him the best and to get right back after we play the Saints.

I’m not a doctor, but damn how is that not a season ender?

I don't know about season ending, but things like this take time to heal when you're 80

I have no idea. I haven't had a punctured lung, but I have had fractured ribs, twice, and just the thought of getting hit makes me cringe a little.

But a couple years ago Deshaun Watson played a few games with a punctured lung, IIRC. I guess depending on exactly how your ribs are broke, you can play somehow. But it makes a lot of sense that if you're upcoming schedule features two teams that have a combined record of 6-12, rest your icon QB for three weeks, if you can.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Anyone see a report of hospitalization? <br>If not, the &quot;collapesd&quot; lung would have to be minor/minimal, which would be good news. <a href="https://t.co/02MP0KkyZa">https://t.co/02MP0KkyZa</a></p>&mdash; David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballDoc/status/1328427542676611072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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broken ribs are shitty enough to deal with, let alone a collapsed lung on top of it

Ain't that tough. The pussy is missing multiple games

Both sides?

What the HELL fell on him ?

Was he part of a smack sandwich?

Dr. Chao is drunk as shit. Probably ****ed up on oxi too. Please don't post that idiot.

I’ve had both & it was god awful pain.

DL from the Niners sacked him and fell on him with his full body weight.
Got a flag thrown on him for unnecessary roughness.

Why couldn't it be Brady out 3 weeks.

That's a painful injury, if you require moving or breathing.

Well, at least the penalty evened things out for the two teams.

I know nothing about the man's drinking or oxi habits. His insights on Twitter regarding NFL injuries are generally outstanding, though.

Is that the Chargers team doctor? If so, he's got experience collapsing quarterbacks' lungs.

What was interesting is that in the replay, it didn't look that bad and even looked like the DL fell off to the side a bit.
Announcers were even questioning why the flag was thrown.

Sucks for the Saints.

He's the ex-Chargers doctor.

Total quack.

Ouch man that sounds painful. Hope he is able to bounce back.

He’s done

His is coming. My money is on a non-contact achilles injury that will effectively end his career.

All I know is he tends to be right a very high percentage of the time when commenting on injuries he sees in NFL games. He's a great follow on Twitter.

Look at his neck. Mike Glennon is jealous.

Merton Hanks looks on with admiration.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3ZE514X...g&name=360x360

We used to do it all the time with Joe Montana.

Dude got hurt his first game here, week 1 vs TB 1993. Dave Kreig started week 2.

I had a collapsed lung twice (pneumothorax is the medical term) in 1976 and again in 1985 in the same lung. They pushed an oxygen tube in through your chest wall using a metal spike attached to the end. This releaves the pressure from around the lung and allows it to inflate back on it's own. Just like a cut, spontaneous regeneration of the puncture will heal on it's own. You must stay in the hospital for one week and they'll take an X-ray everyday to see if it's inflating, if not they'll have to go in and sew up the lung, usually the pucture is not that big, it's where it rips away from the breast bone. After one week, they clamp off the tube, but will not remove it, and then take an X-ray. If it is all healed, they remove the tube and you can go home. You'll rest for about 3 weeks.

At the time I worked in a control tower that was five story walk up with no elevator, I couldn't go back to work for a month, no exertion allowed or your reinjure the lung. I don't see how Drew can be back playing QB in less than 2 months if not longer, and I didn't even have broken ribs.

I like the way you think. Evil as me.

Just crazy lucky for Brady again. The one team he can't beat loses their QB. I mean it's just ****ing stupid.

That looks, uh, painful.

That's not the hit that got him this time, but it seems the 49ers do abuse Drew Brees. They were responsible for the current injuries

Me too, and I can't imagine even THINKING about football with them. Cringing. :shake:

ROFL :clap:

If he’s back by the Chiefs game week 15, he’ll be playing hurt.

Gat Dam.

Brees wanted to go back in the game. Tough as nails.

Just rub some dirt on it and get a friendly injection from Dr. No.

Make sure he gives you the good stuff and walk that shit off.

On a more pleasant side note, the McRib will be back nationwide starting December 2nd. For a limited time. Would it be wrong to send one to Drew as a get well soon gift? I’ll spring for the Grubhub bill if someone can find his home address.

The stars are aligning for Brady-Mahomes in the Super Bowl.

Yeah, all 40 something QBs who have broken ribs and a collapsed lung recover in like 5 days.

He should be practicing by Sunday. :rolleyes:

Don't forget Harvey Williams

Had these injuries when I was 27, took like 3 months before I began to feel better.

Collapsed lung without a hospitalization? That’s not possible. And he was my fantasy QB. Dammitt

It stemmed from the prior game vs. against the Bucs is what they are saying. The 49ers always play tough against the Saints since back in the - Saints, Falcons, 49ers and Rams days prior to the realignment.

that was a bitch move to fall on him with all your weight. Everyone knows that’s not allowed. That’s also something so outside the norm, that it could bring retaliation.

Good thing the Saints have proven touchdown machine Jameis Winston ready to take over.

And to this day, I still cannot stand the niners. :harumph:

Quiet chubs.



You know damn well that I didn't mean 5 days.

Brutal.

:evil:LMAO

My son had a lung collapse 2x when he was a senior in HS. Spontaneous collapse with no injury and yea it took him months to recover.

Something about skinny tall white kids are prone to lung collapse. They make up something like 50% of all lung collapse with no trauma involved.

ROFL

A collapsed lung heals in a matter of days. I know, I have had 7 of them.

Overly sore cracked ribs wont, though.


I make 5 weeks my official guess. We'll see.

Have you considered a lifestyle change?

Coming from a guy who picked Tyler Bray over Mahomes for backup QB, I'll take that as a compliment. ROFL

Ha! It all happened over the course of 2 years, my late teens early 20’s. Like stated above, tall skinny white male, it sucked. Racked up around 250K in hospital bills with no insurance. I have some badass scars from the surgerys to stop it from happening every couple months.

League wants Ben Brady....bad

He's a tiny old man and had a 350 lb house fall on him. Surprised he even got up.

Brees is 210 and the SF DE is 290, Captain Hyperbole.

Is that a bong?

LMAO

Harvey Williams says hi

https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Fo.../8384-23Bk.jpg

Different than how Tom Brady interacts with his kids...

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/BrokenSoup...restricted.gif

I'll be surprised if he is back by then.

I broke three ribs and had a collapsed lung due to a surfing accident in Mexico. The lung itself healed instantaneously. The fibrous mesh of your lung, once reconnected, seals up.

What I was left with was subcutaneous emphysema, AKA the air that escaped my lung filling up my chest cavity. Again, this doesn't hurt, but it took awhile for the swelling to go away. For three days I was hooked up to a machine that physically sucked air out of my chest cavity. I had a little hose sticking into my torso. My friend nicknamed me milkshake while I was still in the hospital. My fiancé was not amused. I was.

the REAL pain was the muscles that wrapped around my torso. As your ribs reset, the excruciating abdominal pain lasts for weeks and is utterly debilitating. Getting out of bed was nearly impossible until I figured out how to slide my feet down first. Using your core muscles is virtually impossible.

Breesus getting a 2nd opinion.

What does your drunk quack god have to say??