Sean Payton reacts to Drew Brees nearly replacing Bo Nix after QB injury

Just before the Monday Night Football opener, ESPN’s Adam Schefter dropped the fascinating nugget that a Pro Football Hall of Famer may have been considered to replace Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix less than a week before the AFC title game.

Drew Brees contemplated an unprecedented comeback to start the AFC title game, one first approached by then-offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and offensive assistant Pete Carmichael. Brees talks to Lombardi and Carmichael, coaches he worked with when he was with the New Orleans Saints, telling them he’d work out and see how his body responded.