Former New Orleans Saints and future Corridor of Fame quarterback Drew Brees lately gave his ideas on the Saints having drafted Louisville QB Tyler Shough within the second spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Brees participated in an interview on the opening of Surge Leisure in Metarie, Louisiana and he conveyed his ideas on the franchise having chosen Shough.
“I’ve seen what the followers have seen, ya know. I have not actually gone deep into his school movie. I feel what’s essentially the most spectacular to me is his adversity,” Brees stated.
Sure, Shough has endured a plethora of accidents all through his six-year collegiate profession. The 25-year outdated rookie had stints at Oregon, Texas Tech and wrapped up his last season at Louisville. Shough suffered a damaged left collarbone in 2021, re-injured that very same collarbone in 2022 and fractured his left fibula in 2023.
Shough’s greatest statistical season got here in 2024 below Jeff Brohm’s offense, as he garnered 3,195 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. The 6-foot-5 go thrower accomplished 62.7% of his passes and averaged 8.2 yards per go try. Shough completed fifth in passing statistics within the ACC final season.
Shough has the prototypical dimension of what a franchise quarterback needs to be constructed like. Nonetheless, it’s head-scratching to listen to Brees not solely admit he hasn’t watched his movie but, however the very first thing he talked about when requested about Shough was his battle by accidents as a substitute of his means to play quarterback.
Brees started to check Shough to Saints utility participant (QB/TE) Taysom Hill, as Hill additionally endured ample accidents in school. Hill suffered accidents to his knee, elbow, leg and foot. Sure, there are comparable in that facet, however Hill was by no means drafted with the expectation to be a franchise quarterback. Shough regardless of his attributes, has not exhibited flashes all through his school profession that he could be a stable beginning quarterback within the NFL.
Brees wrapped the interview with a mind-boggling assertion relating to the Saints quarterback room.
“I am not giving anyone the job proper now, I do know we drafted Tyler Shough, however I am positive [Jake] Haener and [Spencer] Rattler have one thing to say about that.”
Brees making that assertion conveys that he does not precisely see Shough as a possible franchise quarterback at this juncture. After all, somebody within the Saints entrance workplace thought he could be a greater possibility than somebody like Shedeur Sanders, who was taken within the fifth spherical by the Browns.
The Saints have to determine who will begin between Rattler, Haener and Shough, who might be 26 in September, by the point Week 1 rolls round. Nonetheless, Brees’ feedback actually do not scream optimistic after the abrupt retirement of Derek Carr.
