Brees has lost just 1 start to injury in his Saints career — Week 3 of 2015. He sat with a bruised right rotator cuff. Brees also endured a torn right plantar fascia in December 2015, although it didn’t cost him any games. Injury-wise, he's been extremely fortunate to this point.
Chance of Injury in 2019: ![]() |
16.4% |
Chance of Injury per Game: ![]() |
1.1% |
Projected Games missed for 2019: ![]() |
0.1 |
Durability: ![]() |
127 |
Date | League | Injury | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Dec 21, 2015 | NFL | Pedal Plantar Fascia Tear Grade 3 | Brees suffered a torn plantar fascia in his right foot but was able to play through it. |
Sep 20, 2015 | NFL | Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tear | Brees suffered a bruised rotator cuff in his right (throwing) shoulder and missed 1 game. |
Oct 3, 2010 | NFL | Knee MCL Sprain Grade 2 | Brees injured his MCL in Week 4 but didn't miss any games. There were some reports that the ligament was torn. |
Dec 31, 2005 | NFL | Shoulder Labrum Tear | Brees suffered a torn labrum and partially torn rotator cuff in his right (throwing) shoulder in the 2005 season finale and had surgery a couple of days later. |