BREAKING: Drew Brees was apparently struck by lightning while filming a commercial
Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees, while filming a commercial for PointsBet sports book, was apparently struck by lightning.
The video is a general cell phone video of the star quarterback being mic'd up and prepped for the video shoot. The scene appears to be outdoors � but could be a set � with a thunderstorm off in the background. Someone says, «stations,» and lightning strikes, the camera goes out of view, and the video ends.
The footage shows the bolt cracked onto the ground, sending the 43-year-old former football player and others scurrying away from the scene in a hurry.
Video of the incident was posted on Twitter overnight.
Brees, meanwhile, had tweeted earlier this week that he was "excited to be flying to a top-secret location later this week to shoot the new promotional video for @PointsBetUSA."
It's important to note that Catatumbo lightning is known as "an atmospheric phenomenon," where lightning strikes 1.6 million times per year on the remote Venezuelan lake.
The documented incident involving New Orleans Saints' longtime quarterback looks to be potentially staged, but at this point, information is few and far between and mostly speculative, but recent reports from New Orleans media indicate Brees is OK and that the incident was staged.
