No, Drew Brees didn't get struck by lightning while filming a commercial

This had people worried for a minute.

Drew Brees is OK!

Why do I bring this up? Because on Friday morning, a tweet came across my timeline from PointsBet Sportsbook: “We are aware of the media coverage regarding PointsBet brand ambassador Drew Brees. We are in communication with Brees’ team and will continue to monitor events throughout the coming hours. At this stage we will not be making any further comment.”

That’s … curious.

So I went searching like everyone else to see what they might be referring to, and there’s a video going around of what appeared to be Brees getting struck by lightning while filming something:

Drew Brees was allegedly struck by lightning while filming a promotional video last nightpic.twitter.com/oALANbhFul

— Action Network NFL (@ActionNetNFL) December 2, 2022

We are aware of the media coverage regarding PointsBet brand ambassador Drew Brees. We are in communication with Brees' team and will continue to monitor events throughout the coming hours. At this stage we will not be making any further comment.

— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) December 2, 2022

What the what?! And why would a brand tweet about “the media coverage” of Brees?

Turns out: Maybe it’s an attempt at a promotion of some sort (PointsBet has something call Lightning Bets). Because this report dropped soon after:

I just texted Drew Brees. He said he's good and that he did not get struck by lightning.

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) December 2, 2022

Whew. Glad this wasn’t real!!