Drew Brees’ wife says he’s played all year with shoulder and foot injuries

Drew Brees’ wife says he has been playing injured all season, with multiple injuries.

Brittany Brees posted a social media post saying Drew Brees had serious foot and shoulder injuries, and not just the cracked ribs and punctured lung that caused him to miss four games this season.

“The fact that you’ve been playing all year with a torn rotator cuff, a torn fascia in your foot,” she wrote on NoLa.com.

The torn rotator cuff was never reported during the season, although Brees appeared on the Saints’ official injury report with a right shoulder injury in weeks 8-10. struggling to put a lot of zip on his passes over the season, and a rotator cuff injury could be to blame.

The Saints have never disclosed a foot injury for Brees on any of the team’s injury reports.

Brees is reportedly planning to retire this offseason, although he has not announced his plans. Playing through the injuries may have accelerated his desire to walk away.