The New Orleans Saints recently inducted Drew Brees into the team’s Hall of Fame, and during the week when he was honored, Brees made it clear that New Orleans will always be home for him, and that he’s forever indebted to the Saints.
There’s no question he’ll do whatever he can to help the franchise out. Recently, he had the opportunity to offer the franchise some help and he did just that.
Current Saints quarterback Derek Carr was sidelined for three weeks with an oblique injury. Ahead of his Week 9 return, Carr spoke with the media after getting back on the practice field, and revealed that he turned to Drew Brees for help while out.
Brees dealt with the same oblique injury during his career, so Carr asked him some advice on how to deal with the issue. According to Carr, Brees advised him to make sure he kept his mechanics clean throughout the process.
This was a problem for Brees later on that year — he said he felt like his mechanics suffered after he pushed to get back quickly that preseason. https://t.co/SSt8UUzEf3
— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) October 30, 2024
Derek Carr turned to Drew Brees for help while sidelined for Saints
Brees sustained this injury back during training camp ahead of the 2014 season. After missing time in camp, he ultimately played in all 16 games, and led the league in passing yards like he did six other times in his career. However, Brees felt his mechanics were impacted through the process, so much so that it was a storyline when he returned the next year for the 2015 season.
Now, he’s trying to help Carr get out in front of this issue. While sidelined, Carr went through different throwing progressions, and he was limited in his first practice back on the field. Barring any setbacks, he’ll take the field for New Orleans on Sunday.
The hope is that he can be at his best, mechanics intact, because the Saints absolutely need him to be. Sitting at 2-6 entering Week 9, New Orleans can’t afford to lose more than one more game for the rest of the year.