{"id":440513,"date":"2023-11-23T05:02:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=440513"},"modified":"2023-11-23T05:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T05:02:27","slug":"retired-qb-drew-brees-reveals-he-throws-with-his-left-hand-now-my-right-arm-does-not-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/retired-qb-drew-brees-reveals-he-throws-with-his-left-hand-now-my-right-arm-does-not-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired QB Drew Brees Reveals He Throws With His Left Hand Now: &#8220;My right arm does not work&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After spending 20 years in the NFL, former quarterback Drew Brees&#8217; right arm suffered so much wear and tear that he eventually turned into a southpaw.<\/p>\n<h2>Retired QB Drew Brees Reveals He Throws With His Left Hand Now: &#8220;My right arm does not work&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking with ESPN Radio&#8217;s Greeny on Tuesday, Brees revealed that he throws left-handed as &#8220;my right arm does not work.&#8221; According to him, the problem began after he dislocated his shoulder in January 2006.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never forget when Drew Brees threw 4 TDs to only UDFAs on Thanksgiving a couple years ago <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/umlIqpkJvh\">pic.twitter.com\/umlIqpkJvh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Booming (@blakebooming) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blakebooming\/status\/1727459743143219692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In many respects, the injury was a turning point. It paved the way for Brees to be signed by the New Orleans Saints as a free agency and for Philip Rivers to assume the starting quarterback position for the San Diego Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>When asked on ESPN Radio&#8217;s &#8220;Greeny&#8221; program if he has had any calls from clubs attempting to entice him out of retirement, Brees, 44, revealed the information on Tuesday. He announced on Tuesday that &#8220;there might have been a feeler or two&#8221; a year or two after he resigned from the NFL in 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HEARTBREAKING: Legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saints<\/a> QB Drew Brees says his right arm does NOT WORK due to football.<\/p>\n<p>Drew suffers from &quot;degenerative shoulder&quot; &amp; &quot;all kinds of arthritic changes.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I throw in the backyard right now, I throw left-handed.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X0OAllEwRU\">pic.twitter.com\/X0OAllEwRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1727412135838564637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He then added: &#8220;Look, I&#8217;ll let you in on a little fact. I don&#8217;t throw with my right arm anymore. My right arm does not work. So, when I throw in the backyard right now, I throw left-handed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brees was making an appearance to promote a pickleball event he played in with John McEnroe and said, &#8220;I can play pickleball because it&#8217;s below the waist, but anything above my shoulder I have \u00a0a hard time with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hold up\u2026Drew Brees is a lefty now? (No, not clickbait)<\/p>\n<p>Great story from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drewbrees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@drewbrees<\/a> about how his famous shoulder injury in 2005 still impacts him today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xKXi99aZ9\">pic.twitter.com\/7xKXi99aZ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN Radio (@ESPNRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNRadio\/status\/1727085537948008602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although pickleball is played below the waist, Brees acknowledged that he can play the sport. Above the equator, he experiences difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing that he managed to continue for 15 years after the accident, especially considering how long he has been battling with problems.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE: Ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saints?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Saints<\/a> QB Drew Brees reveals his right arm &quot;Doesn&#39;t work&quot; anymore, and he can&#39;t throw with it. Brees says he&#39;d still be playing football right now if not for the 2005 injury to his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>Brees: &quot;If I could, I would absolutely still be playing. Look, I&#39;ll let you\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DxZ5GaFzUC\">pic.twitter.com\/DxZ5GaFzUC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1727427734198981112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He went on to pass for 68,010 yards and 190 touchdowns in 15 seasons with the Saints, helping the team win a Super Bowl following the 2009 campaign. 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Retired QB Drew Brees Reveals He Throws With His Left Hand Now: &#8220;My right arm does not work&#8221; Speaking with ESPN Radio&#8217;s Greeny on Tuesday, Brees revealed that he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":440515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[2655,19197,5187,2211,19196],"class_list":["post-440513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-drew-brees","tag-drew-brees-news","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-qb-drew-brees"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=440513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}