Interesting info on the surgery that was performed on Drew Brees

Dan in Lafayette said

All that being said, and the position of the bye week in the schedule, he should wait until after that. But knowing Drew and his work ethic he will be itching to come back the week before the bye.

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Agree with the bolded. The info in that article suggests that with Brees' return pegged at Week 10, he could have as many as three weeks of therapy/practice time to get used to his thumb again. In other words, even when it is healed, it might not feel quite the same, and Brees will have to kind of develop a feel for the football, for touch and accuracy, all over again. The more time for that process to play out, the better.