By Tyler Sullivan | CBS Sports
The New Orleans Saints will be without star quarterback Drew Brees for the foreseeable future. How much time will that exactly be? Well, the 41-year-old is reportedly in the process of figuring that out. Brees is having his scans sent out to other medical specialists for a second opinion to fully determine the scope of his chest injury, according to Ed Werder of ESPN. CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones confirmed on Monday that Brees has suffered broken ribs.
Werder adds that the test conducted on Monday revealed multiple fractured ribs on both sides of Brees' chest and a collapsed lung. Those scans show five definitive fractures, but Werder cites a source that notes there is the possibility for more. What the additional medical professionals will determine by looking at these scans is whether or not Brees should be placed on injured reserve, which would automatically put him on the shelf for a minimum of three games. ...
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