Drew Brees Says He Can't Throw With Right Arm Anymore, It's Wrecked From Football | Pat McAfee

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[@shawnwbronx]

I’d take Brees lefty over Zach Wilson.

[@jctmatrix815]

😂

[@Flirken1]

I’m thinking about pulling a Kurt Warner and stop bagging groceries to go play for the jets. Literally can’t be any worse. I’ll be getting that MF out quick

[@JiraiyaTheGallant44]

@@Flirken1 I was the backup's backup on my high school team, could I play for the Jets?

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

​@@JiraiyaTheGallant44yes

[@wilcee238]

I’d take Drew Carey over Sack Wilson.

[@pierrevalentino5250]

Most QB careers would likely be put to rest after an injury like the one he suffered in San Diego.. but instead he managed to turn that into being a 13x Pro Bowler, 4x offensive player of the year, Super Bowl MVP.. was still setting records late in his career.. turned an entire organization around & made it successful. I mean c'mon, this man is a LEGEND.

[@justinland1208]

It was degenerative arthritis so it's likely his arm wasn't in pain in the beginning. Over the years the pain gets worse and worse.

[@LeafararrabiDos09]

Don’t forget he was a way undersized qb

[@gangarr6898]

@@justinland1208did the arthritis start after the surgery?

[@julianmarroquin5460]

Brees is a goat 🐐

[@RicoSuaveTheGOAT]

Don’t forget all he did was throw penis passes to Michael Thomas. Bounty gate won that Super Bowl too.

[@nickfrodsad1161]

Brees is criminally underrated by a lot of people when they talk about/think of the greatest qbs ever

[@texys5848]

He only beat all the big records in less seasons than tom, with worse teams, no real big name receivers. Super bowls dont mean anything

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

​@@texys5848Hes the Dan Marino of the 2000s and 2010s. Except Brees at least got that one superbowl. When people say Brady and Manning they always skip Brees he was a top 5 QB for like 10 years straight.

[@newagain9964]

Underrated? How is everyone and everything immensely successful and popular “underrated” now on YT??😖

[@Trumpisgod]

@@newagain9964it’s just the edgy thing to do to say how “underrated” someone or something is. It gets a lot of likes. I think it’s pathetic.

[@stevenstanek8197]

@@Trumpisgodyour comment is underrated!

[@nabzy28]

After that late career surgery, you could see that he struggled immensely to throw outside the numbers. Totally sucks that it had to be that way for him and really stinks to hear that it's even worse now.

[@athunderfan]

he had insane stats for someone in that much pain. 24 td's to like 6 interceptions on 70% completion thats insane man. I didnt watch him at all in the final two years so maybe it didnt look as good as the stats made it seem

[@rickyb1211]

@@athunderfanI wouldn’t say he was the reason they lost games but he stopped being able to bail them out of them

[@topnotchtajmahal7216]

@@rickyb1211he did what he could but they were never going to win with that version of him that arm became way to weak he was surviving off short throws they was subbin drew out if they were forced to throw the ball downfield

[@jamming9820]

We already knew this. Saw it with our own eyes

[@Nerveroxis]

His timing and anticipation was second to none. You hear about Manning's ability to read a defense pre snap or Brady's ability to get the ball out quick, but I have never seen a QB that was better at getting to the 3rd or 4th option than Brees. Also his ability to put the ball exactly where he wants it, I've never seen someone able to "throw a guy open" better than Brees.

[@nickolascaldarera7182]

Brees we will always love you in New Orleans. You gave us everything. You carried us on your shoulders when our city was on life support. God needed you to come to New Orleans and you accepted the calling. God Bless you Drew. Thank you for giving your all for yourself, teammates, and Who Dat Nation!

[@carsonmccune766]

Neckzilla

[@julianmarroquin5460]

WHO DAT

[@flacko_jody2130]

Brees. Just like manning in his last season. Would still be better than alot of these qbs just based on checking into the right plays before the play

[@bigshlongjohnny2405]

Man had multiple 5000 yard seasons on a bum shoulder is insane. As a Panthers fan he always had my respect buy this just multiplied by 10 💯

[@rukus9585]

Same here. Always dreaded when Panthers had to play two division games against that tiny dynamo.

[@chitalian22]

This is why I don’t believe his arm was as bad as people are saying it was. Now it is but those years he was throwing for over 5k..come on lol still tough as hell though

[@AirMacIntosh_]

He also had a torn rotator cuff and a plantar facia injury for a lot of his last year. Not enough people knew it but was sad to watch him go out on his shield.

[@OCDustin]

Brees is an indescribable player. He’s so uniquely gifted and dedicated he managed to somehow fly mostly under the radar of analysts and fans “elite” lists. Yet his body of work aways spoke for itself. Not to mention willing to throw his body on the line for wins. I’d love to see him return to New Orleans as a coach. He’s already godlike status in NOLA. If he coached and won a championship or more. They’d erect a 500 ft golden statue of Brees at Championship Square

[@dzd__2216]

In an alternate universe, Cam Newton is still a beast, RG3 and OBJ never got hurt, plus Drew Brees is still playing 😂

[@MavenFade]

I feel like RG3 and Cams careers where never destined for longevity, we have yet to see a mobile QB go longer than 14-15 years (other than maybe Randall Cunningham?)

[@dzd__2216]

@@codyhess5390 Trippin

[@alexanderkriete9401]

@@MavenFadewatching Lamars evolution he might make it long term

[@alexanderkriete9401]

@@codyhess5390idk the 70% completion percentage looks good. Outside of him likely winning another mvp…

[@erad67]

@@codyhess5390 I wouldn't call him a loser, esp given his record as a starter, but I agree that once he can't run well he's toast. Guy is a sub-par NFL passer.

[@heinman6250]

Imagine how good he would’ve been with a fully healthy shoulder his whole career

[@yummyfunnybunny5167]

I believe the defenses he had were usually not good as well. Id have to look it up though.

[@heinman6250]

@@yummyfunnybunny5167 they were awful. At one point he had a bottom 3 defense three years in a row

[@jackbear98524]

Drew Brees is the the Dirk Nowitzki of the NFL. Would be viewed so much differently with a ring or two more, and if it weren't for a couple wacky plays he's probably on the Rushmore of qbs....

[@thenewjord50]

They both have a ring

[@jackbear98524]

@@thenewjord50 a ring or two MORE than what they had

[@tdkb3395]

Left everything on the field and gave everything he had to the game Massive Respect to a QB LEGEND

[@MasterPeace12]

That arm was gone 3 years before he retired. We need his mind in the coaches room

[@user-qv9vo3io7h]

Nothing but love, respect, admiration and......... every single wonderful word of appreciation to him for being our hero in New Orleans.

[@austinm8823]

We need a what if Drew Brees never hurt his shoulder timeline. He may never have won as many rings as Brady, but his stats would be insane. Truly between him or Marino, the most gifted passer of all time

[@0-Elias-0]

Yeah, a shoulder injury can sap your passing skills like nobody's business. The first time I sprained my AC joint I'd have to shut it down after 8-10 pass attempts. The second time I sprained my AC joint I couldn't complete a 15 yarder ( *at all* ). I'm hoping that the third time's the charm; so that I can be back out there like Uncle Rico.

[@bannedwagoner69]

Best of luck to u bro 🙏

[@michaelhood1291]

The Sports Science where they prove Drew Breese is more accurate with a football from 20yrds than an Olympic Archer… 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@JBroxas78]

Hes not wrong, I saw it in his last game against brady, his throws were that of a man who couldnt make it anymore. The pics he threw were the feather in the cap

[@tampabucs89]

I remember watching Drew's last game and you could see the struggle he had on several throws. As a Bucs fan I was so happy to see Watson fumble, but as a Brees fan I also hated to see it. The saints should have won that game and possibly the Superbowl with the team they had that year.

[@topnotchtajmahal7216]

They wasn’t winning a Super Bowl with a qb that literally couldn’t throw past 10 yards that’s why Tampa even won

[@isjustjeremytv]

@@topnotchtajmahal7216 Why not? Brees won them 13 games that year and the Bucs narrowly won even with 4 turnovers. Brees must've owned your team for years.

[@danmillward3480]

We learned a lot about an arm...lol...love Pat Mcafee

[@ryanburnham1932]

I was very familiar with his injury because within a year of him having surgery I had a very similar injury while playing lacrosse. I was also fortunate to have an orthopedic surgeon that had operated on both NY Jets and NY Rangers players as my doctor who told me Drew's injury was why in looked in that direction on me, despite me never having a full dislocation. My first surgery got me over 10 years, including through basic training, and I am at 4 years on the second. I know I was never going to be the athlete that he was/is, even though I played collage lacrosse after my first surgery, but at most I can lob a tennis ball over head 20 yards a few times then I am in severe pain but underhand I can go all day. (I am just not talented enough to be able to figure out how to throw lefty).

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It Pat ThePatMcAfeeShow Bro Let's Gooooooooo.

[@jabarwright4333]

I will always die on this hill and say that Drew Brees is one of the best quarterbacks ever. In my opinion, he is better than Tom Brady and if he was given the type of defense that Tom Brady was given I think that he would have 8 Super Bowls or more. He is my favorite quarterback of all time and I'm a Steelers fan.

[@JRKA]

Tom was saved by the refs, defense & kicker on the reg!!

[@ryanyeager3258]

We gotta get Drew Brees' right arm fixed. Get the stem cells.

[@TommyRibs]

I coach youth football and have had multiple issues with my right shoulder over the years. One season I had a Frozen shoulder. I started throwing left handed and it was crazy, I could throw about a 15 yard accurate spiral left handed, my body adjusted. I bet that Brees throws great as a lefty.

[@Marveryn]

Being from Houston this kind of remind me of Jeff Bagwell where the shoulder at the end just couldn't handle it anymore

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Awesome show

[@johnduffy4284]

Much respect on the half gall of turners on the desk .... champagne of Pittsburgh

[@echochamber4420]

I’d take a left handed Drew Brees over Kenny Pickett…hell, I’d rather have Drew Brees with two stumps right about now…

[@CactisPacks]

THANK YOU DREW

[@zacharyheflin6794]

Funny how y’all ain’t had nothing nice to say about any saints players including Drew until it’s a chance to talk about how much you love him.

[@RichardNeis-ow5uc]

Happy thanksgiving mr pate mackafy love u guys im a huge fan of yours What !!!!!!!🎉❤

[@jakobbattles5237]

Undersized underappreciated with a bum shoulder still breaks the touchdown and yards record between him and Aaron Rodgers it's the most impressive quarterback play I've witnessed in my life

[@ruebenllongoria836]

Brees the real 🐐

[@iowafamilyexoticsrescue6637]

To give you an idea of the amount of pain killers some of the players take to keep going

[@58lukum]

As a falcons fan I always thought it was going to be a very tough game against the Saints. But I always thought Drew was awesome to watch. Wish he still was on the field in New Orleans.

[@daviddorn13]

Brees also had his shoulder operated on the end of his Jr yr of high school as well that’s way he ended up at Purdue in the first place playing football. He was a top qb recruit before that. His Sr yr at PU I was seated in the end zone 2 row from the field of the Ohio State game and he throw for over 450 yards. He won the game in the last 2 mins & It was an electrifying performance.

[@Dan_Boston]

That’s why Taysom Hill I had to come sub in to through the long ball. Always respected breeze ✊

[@SeemsLogical]

Drew Brees is my favorite football player. I loved his mentality for the game. Any time someone doubted him he would listen to the criticism and then use that as motivation to prove them wrong. But at the same time he was one of the most respectful and courteous players to ever don a football uniform in his era. He is a great quarterback and and even better humam being.

[@shannonmiller1754]

we all knew this you just had to watch his last game in the divisional round, one of the saddest games ever bc i know how good brees was

[@josephbarlow5115]

It’s very mature of Ty to finally bury the hatchet😂

[@inmate0054]

He would still be better with his left arm than what we currently have

[@MetalGearShredding]

Well, then just throw with your other arm then lol

[@baccarianthony]

Drew brees needs a documentary beside the inury his height. The lightning and his college career. Dude is a top 5 of all time qb

[@ruggedmeetsrefined5345]

Damn so what was he playing every week with numbed to the gills on toradol? Remember the hit Ahmad Brooks put on Brees and everyone was like “bulls**t! It wasn’t helmet to helmet!” 😂😂 I remember Chris Mortensen was like “yeah, technically it wasn’t helmet to helmet, but we could also be saying Drew Brees has a broken neck, and that’s why the league wants to eliminate these types of hits.” Jim Harbaugh 49ers were TOUGH. That hit would have been a four game suspension in today’s game. Quarterback in today’s game show no respect for how much harsher the consequences were back 8-10+ years ago.

[@darrellvice2010]

Wtf does that last sentence even mean? How do they disrespect past qbs?

[@marvinhunt8276]

Welcome to my world Brees. I couldnt throw a baseball with much zip on it at age 40. Cervical stenosis sucks. Your symptoms are of the shoulder though. Injuries like yours and mine always affect you later in life.

[@jcv93]

HOF and would be awesome to see him as a coach some day

[@Twizzler3294]

I’ve long held the belief that the “best” player of almost any sport probably never made it to the pros due to injury. Brees is like the guy who managed to make it.

[@tjizzle8155]

Imagine drews bee n trainin the left since retirement and comes back next year

[@MrGlipsby]

A lot of Saints fans didn't realize what we had while he was in his prime years. Took him for granted at some point. I tell people I know that it's highly unlikely we'll ever have it that good again, and they always seem to shrug off that comment. But I really believe it would take a miracle to land another talent like him in our lifetimes.

[@__G___]

How did we take him for granted, Saints fans know what we had. The guy put em in the playoffs almost every year. Us Saints fans have loved the guy ever since he stepped foot in the Superdome speak for yourself next time

[@MrGlipsby]

@@__G___ LOL. Chill bro. It wasn't meant to be a disparaging comment towards Saints fans. I am a Saints fan, and a Brees fan. The point I'm making is that a lot of people got used to the performance of the team being carried by him, and seemed to think we couldn't fall back into mediocrity.

[@codymiller8969]

Speak for yourself. As someone who went through the Billy Joe years I damn sure knew what we had.

[@julianmarroquin5460]

Bro I miss him and Sean Payton every day now makes me want to cry LMAO

[@julianmarroquin5460]

Never took him for granted, he’s always been my goat

[@cobyhagan6846]

Drew Bree’s was truly one of the greats

[@debrandinbrown106]

Never underestimate our NOLA witch doctors 🔥

[@reliablethreat23]

Drew Brees is my all-time favorite QB.

[@Shsnshdbandjdbd]

We could tell

[@RogunK]

There are parts of me that wish he didn't get injured and have to get surgery and there are parts of me that is glad that happened because he might have never come to NO and been our QB without that injury happening.

[@matthewcouch6070]

Thanks for the sacrifice Brees

[@flybylo]

I'll take drew brees with no arms over Kenny Pickett!! Save us MASON

[@darionblack4434]

why tf did somebody say 2016 lol

[@Griggs58]

Seems like throwing the ball should be banned bc muh safety.

[@gangarr6898]

Brees should get on the manning Hgh cocktail

[@jojotrapp6205]

How does pat have that half gallon of turner’s there

[@alexpumpkin4551]

I'd take Mike and Mike in the morning over just a greeny...

[@robbie154]

Top5 QB all time idc about the SB count baseline everyone uses for best players. Dude did more with less.

[@joedog3977]

the man broke/injured every bone/part in his body. he literally broke every last one of his ribs one season. we get it, he was not as good as when he was younger and healthier.

[@TheOtherOtherMike]

This man gave everything to my city. I love Brees. Whodat!

[@jasonscreationsunlimited4161]

His arm is wrecked from running up the score in junk time. The SOB was so classless.

[@loganwells9950]

He should go into coaching

[@dallaspickle]

So the Dolphins were finally proven right.

[@tylerthomas9123]

😂

[@nah3193]

Had a whole hall of fame career with a bad arm

[@brianlevine249]

Can't think of a better use for using up the throwing ability in your right arm than earning a quarter of a billion dollars. I mean what TF else do you need your throwing ability in your right arm for?

[@allainangcao28]

That is just sad... the career he built with an arm that is on borrowed time is heartbreaking.

[@SeverancePay500]

Had drew ahead of Tom until the last few rings.

[@citizenkane454]

Drew Brees is the 5th best qb ever

[@whodat879]

1st best*

[@tylerthomas9123]

Remove the "5th"

[@bobdavidsonm.d.7214]

I got a bad shoulder, messed up pretty bad, from playing football, with my wife.

[@imagereader_9]

If I remember correctly Drew threw four interceptions against Tampa Bay in his last game, and the last one was particularly ugly, a 'wounded duck' that just fluttered upward and into the hands of a Tampa Bay defender. In fact it may have been his last pass attempt ever. Sad ending for a great player but an even greater human being.

[@BobTheBreaker9]

Kind of sad that he still wants to play but can't

[@patrickconrad396]

He's my all time favorite player who isn't an Eagle

[@337_Brandon]

That’s my 🐐

[@mikekellum6238]

So what? If some dude hadn’t invented football they all would be lucky to be drive thru bank tellers at some second rate savings and loan. Butch up.

[@Neat0_o]

All yall need to go see FlemLo raps video about drew brees. It’s a great video and breaks down this whole thing.

[@tjcloar1913]

“I would still be playing if I could” - Drew Brees

[@scrotumscratcher2474]

Just shows that the body ages before the mind and much less in sports. I imagine all these recently retired QBs would play if they could still

[@seanwisdom6268]

Lol makes no sense’ “I’d still be playing but my legs don’t work” “I’d still be a pitcher but my arm won’t work” “I’d be a millionaire but I don’t have any money”

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

It really sucks to hear but that is what injuries tend to do. You just start slowing down from who you was before. Love or hate, Brees was a great QB

[@arkansaucev9310]

Put some goddamn respect on Breesus

[@Fantasyremix]

Waaa, I can't throw with my right arm, waaa. Quit crying, that hasn't stopped Zach Wilson!

[@mistaboombosticyt]

The thumbnail maker should really put a more shocked or somber looking Pat on there when Brees is saying he can't throw a ball. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Dufus is making Pat look like he loves hearing it.

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

So, he broke and set all those record with a bad shoulder? I always respect the man but now I respect him even more.

[@skoal91]

He couldn't throw the last couple years of his career. Noodle arm at the end.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Tbh that’s sorta like saying “I’d still be playing if I was still young & healthy!”… no? Lol

[@erad67]

No, just healthy. He said nothing about needing to be younger.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@erad67 Seems you missed my point…

[@ABAYBAZ]

He’s actually saying “I want to play but I’m physically unable”

[@erad67]

@@Austin.KilgoreNot at all. It's common for ex-athletes to say what you said, but that's not what Brees said. Him being willing to play at his age is very significant and not remotely like what you said. Most guys, even healthy guys, still don't want to play at his age.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@erad67 dude… essentially what my point is, is that I’m equating it to a dude missing both his legs saying “I’d still be walking if I had both my legs”

[@michaelisaac4439]

All because of Peyton

[@BoomMC_Inc]

Feel bad about the hit money he put on ol' Favre yet?

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Damn really its that bad but he threw so well since that injury??

[@mylesraymond7364]

So he won a SB, broke countless records and secured himself in the hall of fame despite being undersized and having a bum arm? Now that’s impressive.

[@nickwarren7854]

I'd take Drew Brees over Kenny pickoff

[@Bongbomber42069]

He didn’t have to say it, anyone who watched the last 3 years of his career knew he couldn’t throw

[@trendybistro]

His third last year he had the highest passing percentage for a season. The year after that he was .1% shy of tying it and his last year he still threw over 70%. He broke the record for most passes to a single wide receiver his second last year, 149 passes to Michael Thomas. You're talking out of your ass.

[@hhaste]

Put down the bong, you're clearly way too high

[@markrussell0420]

His shoulder has been shot since college. I'm surprised he played as long as he did

[@bobjohnson7294]

What

[@InsaneZo]

Do you mean to tell me drew could of been better?? Damn gotta re-think your top 5 maybe?? Lmao