Drew Brees Not Struck By Lightning, Doing Fantastic Regardless of Scary Video

No, Drew Brees was not struck by lightning regardless of a scary video that appeared to point out he was … the NFL legend stated Friday a bolt by no means touched him, and he is doing superb.

Brees relayed the message in a textual content to ESPN Saints reporter Katherine Terrell … simply hours after footage surfaced seemingly exhibiting the ex-New Orleans quarterback in peril.

Within the clip, which was apparently shot whereas Brees was filming a business for the sports activities playing platform PointsBet in Catatumbo — an space in Venezuela recognized for its constant thunderstorm exercise — you may see a lightning bolt making a beeline for Brees’ again.

The footage exhibits the bolt cracked onto the bottom, sending the 43-year-old former soccer participant and others scurrying away from the scene in a rush.

It is unclear if it was all pretend, staged or edited … PointsBet refused to verify or deny the state of affairs in a press release launched Friday morning.

“We’re conscious of the media protection relating to PointsBet model ambassador Drew Brees,” the org. stated.

“We’re in communication with Brees’ staff and can proceed to observe occasions all through the approaching hours. At this stage we won’t be making any additional remark.”

Brees, in the meantime, had tweeted earlier this week that he was “excited to be flying to a top-secret location later this week to shoot the brand new promotional video for @PointsBetUSA.”