It seems just like the Denver Broncos had been this near seeing their 2025 season take an eye-popping flip. On Monday, r reported that Corridor of Fame quarterback Drew Brees had thought of popping out of retirement to hitch the Broncos within the postseason final 12 months.
Per Schefter, Brees had conversations with the group’s then-offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and offensive assistant Pete Carmichael in regards to the quarterback probably taking part in within the AFC championship. The Broncos had misplaced beginning QB Bo Nix e within the ultimate performs of the divisional win over the Buffalo Payments, leaving a gap at QB1 that was being stuffed by backup Jarrett Stidham.
The 47-year-old Brees mentioned that he needed to work out first to see how his physique was doing, however “discomfort” in Brees’ wrist led him to show down the supply, per Schefter.
Lombardi and Carmichael, together with Broncos head coach Sean Payton, all labored with Brees throughout his time with the New Orleans Saints. Nonetheless, Payton solely heard in regards to the plot to entice Brees again to the NFL this offseason, with the plan leaving him “each fascinated and flabbergasted,” per Schefter
Nonetheless, Denver perhaps may have used Brees within the title recreation, 7 to the New England Patiotrs; Stidham s within the loss.
Brees’ unretirement would have mimicked that of Philip Rivers, d with the Indianapolis Colts out of nowhere to d Daniel Jones. Rivers s in s earlier than g, although he mentioned n.
However Brees’ potential return would have been a a lot bigger, and extra baffling, deal than Rivers: The longtime Saints quarterback was elected to the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame this 12 months in his first 12 months of eligibility, having been retired for 5 seasons. It’s unclear how a return would have affected that eligibility for Brees, who was t.
Even so, Brees had alluded to probably unretiring on an episode of the Kelce brothers’ t in February, saying that he “had some conversations.” That episode aired just some weeks after the AFC championship.
Along with his gold jacket on, the chance that Brees truly makes a return now feels extremely slim — however, for a second, think about the parallel universe wherein he did make his method again to the sector.