Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 907775)

My best friend is a doctor. When I broke my ribs one time I asked him if I could play. He said as your doctor I have to say no. But as your team mate I've got to say man we need you! I played and it was still painful.

We didn't have trainers so if it wasn't poking through the skin we felt like we couldn't let my team down. So, you can play without being fully healed. It's painful but it can be done.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 907785)

Did you have at least five weeks to heal before you played?

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 907905)

It was about three weeks before I played and they bothered me the rest of the season. Believe it or not rugby players get hit in the ribs all the time.

Drew says he's not in pain and it won't hamper his ability to play. Hopefully his throwing mechanics are unaffected.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 907919)

That's what I was wondering. If you could play in only three weeks while regularly taking blows to the ribs during the game then I guess Brees can play with almost twice the recovery time most likely having special care that isn't available to the rest of us. Payton said Brees would only play if pain free and having a full range of motion.

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 907923)

I BELIEVE! :bng:

Originally Posted by claus808 (Post 908700)

No way you are healed after 11 fractured ribs and a punctured lung AFTER 4 weeks. Brees playing against the Chiefs tells me it is his last year. I thought maybe we had some Saints magic in the tank but todays performance... smh!