Brees sidelined with hand damage; Bridgewater in

LOS ANGELES — Drew Brees has been sidelined by an damage for simply the second time in his 14 years because the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback.

Brees was changed by Teddy Bridgewater late within the first quarter after his proper throwing hand hit Los Angeles Rams defensive deal with Aaron Donald’s hand on the finish of an incomplete move. Brees had his proper thumb and decrease hand/wrist space taped up by a coach on the bench. He has remained on the sideline in uniform, and he was formally introduced as questionable to return with a hand damage.

Drew Brees injures his throwing hand as he’s hit by Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams throughout the first quarter of their sport on Sunday. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Photographs

Bridgewater remained within the lineup to start out the second half.

Brees, 40, has missed just one begin as a consequence of damage since highschool — when he missed a Week three sport on the Carolina Panthers in 2015 with a shoulder damage. He additionally suffered a serious shoulder damage within the closing sport of the 2005 season with the San Diego Chargers, however he returned in time for Week 1 with the Saints the next yr.

Brees accomplished three of his first 5 passes earlier than leaving the sport Sunday. He threw an interception that was knocked out of tight finish Jared Prepare dinner’s fingers on the opening drive.

The Saints have one of many league’s greatest insurance coverage insurance policies in Bridgewater, who’s the NFL’s highest-paid backup quarterback at $7.25 million this season. The Saints traded a third-round draft choose to accumulate Bridgewater from the New York Jets following the 2018 preseason and re-signed him to a one-year deal in March.