Fans are curious what happened to Drew Brees' face since the Saints quarterback has a scar. Here’s what we learn about his facial scar. Keep reading.

Samantha Faragalli Younghans - Author

Former New Orleans Saints leader Drew Brees is arguably one in all the most popular quarterbacks in the NFL, so it's no surprise that lovers are always curious to be told all about his lifestyles. That stated, football fanatics can not assist however marvel what happened to Drew Brees' face since an enormous scar has been there throughout his whole soccer career. Scroll down for the whole lot we know about the soccer megastar's well being!

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What happened to Drew Brees' face?

So it seems, the scar on Drew's face is in reality a birthmark and now not the result of an harm. In a prior interview with CNN, he spread out about how he handled bullying because of his mark (Oprah Winfrey even mistook it for a lipstick kiss years ago).

"Because of my birthmark, which I was obviously born with, I got all kinds of comments when I was a kid. ‘Wipe that whatever off your face.’ This and that. I got all kinds of nicknames," he said.

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"People called me Spot. I think they were trying to be malicious. They were trying to be hurtful. For me, I just tried to get to the point where I just brushed it off," Drew added. "I just remember my mom telling me when I was a kid, ‘Hey, that’s where an angel kissed you. So, nobody can say anything.’ Which, I guess that’s the way I handled it. That’s the way I kind of compartmentalized it when somebody would say something to me. Maybe I used it as motivation."

So yes, the mark has been there his whole existence... method sooner than his days on the football box. However, his latest damage is something new (and it has not anything to do along with his face).

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When did Drew Brees retire from the NFL?

In 2019, Drew ruptured a ligament in the thumb of his throwing hand during the first quarter of the Week 2 sport of the 2019-2020 season. He returned to taking part in for the Saints after his recovery, however his long career in the long run came to an in depth in March of 2021.

"After 20 years as a player in the NFL and 15 years as a Saint, it is time I retire from the game of football," Drew posted to Instagram to officially announce his retirement. "I am only retiring from playing football, I am not retiring from New Orleans. This is not goodbye, rather a new beginning. Now my real life‘s work begins!"

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