It was dangerous for the former New Orleans Saints NFL quarterback. During a commercial shoot in Venezuela, lightning struck right next to him.
Venezuela – Shock moment for the first NFL-Querterback Drew Brees (43): The 43-year-old was struck by lightning during a commercial!
Drew Brees (43) has won the Super Bowl once and, with over 80,000 rushing yards, is one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL. © CHRIS GRAYTHEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
A video has been posted on Twitter showing the New Orleans Saints quarterback legend filming a commercial for sports betting provider PointsBet.
Dark clouds and lightning can already be seen in the background in the first few seconds of the video, until suddenly a bright light accompanied by the rumble of thunder strikes right next to the 43-year-old! The video stops at this point.
PointsBet later released a statement about the dangerous incident: “We are in contact with Brees and his team and will continue to monitor events for the next few hours. We will not be making any further comments on this matter at this time,” the company wrote. on Twitter.
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Concern for the former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl champion was high. Thousands of fans immediately got in touch and asked if everything was okay.
Later, Nick Underhill gave up “neworleansfootball.com“ All clear and wrote “He’s fine”.
Lightning in the video
Nick Underhill and Katherine Terrell green light Drew Brees
The commercial was shot in Venezuela: lightning is not uncommon in the region
In the Catatumbo River area, lightning and weather phenomena are not uncommon! © FEDERICO PARRA/AFP
ESPN’s Katherine Terrell also confirmed Brees’ condition on Twitter. “I texted him. He’s fine and he wasn’t directly struck by lightning,” she wrote in a post.
The 43-year-old released a statement earlier in the week, writing that he was looking forward to a “flight to an undisclosed location” to shoot a PointsBet promotional film.
The commercial is said to have been filmed on the Catatumbo River in Venezuela. Severe thunderstorms and lightning are common in this region.
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Brees himself also took to Twitter on Sunday but didn’t refer to what was happening in Venezuela, but he was excited about the Boilers’ game against Michigan State.
