Saints Reportedly Tried To 'Lure' Drew Brees Out Of Retirement

The New Orleans Saints‘ quarterback room was absolutely decimated this week because of COVID-19. Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian were both placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list due to positive tests.

Before the Saints handed the keys to their offense over to Ian Book, they reportedly made a few phone calls.

According to Jeff Duncan of the Nola.com, the Saints tried to lure Drew Brees out of retirement. With only three games remaining in the regular season, the hope was that he’d lead the team to a playoff berth.

“Brees was the first person the Saints called, according to multiple sources that I spoke with this week,” Duncan wrote. “Payton called him personally. Brees was in Hawaii with his family, and from what I’ve been able to gather, he gave the idea some serious thought.”

Link to tweet