Drew Brees made headlines during his ESPN First Take debut on Monday by calling the Philadelphia Eagles offense ‘the most boring’ in the NFL.
The former Saints quarterback made the remarks while discussing standout performances through the first three weeks of the season.
His comments came after co-host Stephen A. Smith noted that Brees had not included Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts among the league’s most impressive signal callers so far.
‘I respect Philly, they are winning games. They’re finding ways to win games,’ Brees said. ‘I can’t stand to watch that offense. It’s the most boring offense. It is. I’m sorry.’
The Eagles are currently 3-0 following a 33-26 comeback win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3.
Hurts threw his first touchdown pass of the season in the second half of Sunday’s win and has completed 71.4 percent of his passes for 479 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions through three games.
Drew Brees claimed that the Philadelphia Eagles offense are ‘the most boring’ in the NFL
Brees also excluded Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts in his list of the league’s most impressive signal callers so far
Philadelphia ranks eighth in the NFL in scoring and leads the league in red zone efficiency. The offense is also eighth in third down conversion rate.
Brees’s appearance on First Take marks his most prominent media role since joining Netflix’s NFL Christmas Day broadcast in 2024.
The Eagles will travel to Tampa Bay next week to face the 3-0 Buccaneers.
Brees’s appearance on First Take marks his most prominent media role since joining Netflix’s NFL Christmas Day broadcast in 2024.
The 13-time Pro Bowler retired from the NFL in 2021 and previously worked as an analyst for NBC before stepping away from full-time broadcasting.
However, Brees made headlines last month on The Dan Patrick Show after claiming that he’s one of the three best analysts in the NFL right now.
‘I’d step in the booth right now and be a top-three guy, without question,’ Brees told the veteran sports radio host.
‘And then give me a few years and I could be the best.’
Why is that? Brees says, ‘I love the game. I love talking about the game. I feel like I have an insight to the game that is pretty unique given my playing experience. I see the game a totally different way, I process it a different way.
‘So even as I watch games now, I listen to the commentary, and this and that, and what I’m seeing, I just feel like there’s so much more to add.’
