BY JOEL A. ERICKSON | JERICKSON@THEADVOCATE.COM
Drew Brees spends more time in a baseball cap on the sideline during the preseason than he does on the field.
New Orleans held Brees out of the preseason opener against Jacksonville, and the Saints will likely keep him out of the fourth preseason game as well, if history is any indicator.
Brees, who typically leaves his playing time in the preseason up to the coaching staff, understands why he's held out of some games, a practice that is common for most established quarterbacks around the NFL.
"It's risk-reward, right?" Brees said. "It's important for me to get some reps in the preseason, and it's really just a matter of how many. I feel like getting some work in the second preseason game and the third preseason game prepares me plenty for the regular season."
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate
Drew Brees spends more time in a baseball cap on the sideline during the preseason than he does on the field.
New Orleans held Brees out of the preseason opener against Jacksonville, and the Saints will likely keep him out of the fourth preseason game as well, if history is any indicator.
Brees, who typically leaves his playing time in the preseason up to the coaching staff, understands why he's held out of some games, a practice that is common for most established quarterbacks around the NFL.
"It's risk-reward, right?" Brees said. "It's important for me to get some reps in the preseason, and it's really just a matter of how many. I feel like getting some work in the second preseason game and the third preseason game prepares me plenty for the regular season."
By Joel Erickson -- Advocate