Drew Brees and Philip Rivers both had chances to wear an NFL uniform again on Monday. Both turned it down.
The New Orleans Saints found themselves in dire straits heading into their Monday Night Football game against the Miami Dolphins. Quarterbacks Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian were placed on the COVID-19 list on Thursday, and Jameis Winston is out for the season with a torn ACL.
The Saints made calls to Brees and then to Rivers (among several others), who both retired at the end of the last season, asking if they wanted to be Ian Book's backup.