Drew Brees Shocked NFL Fans With A Fake Lightning Strike

Drew Brees, although retired from the NFL for two seasons, has been making quite a splash on social media.

PSA – The following video is not real, no matter how convincing it looks.

Nobody was harmed in the filming of this commercial.

In October, PointsBet launched “Lightning Bets” — a new NFL live betting feature.

Today, a fake video of Drew Brees — a PointsBet ambassador — getting “struck by lightning” is going viral.pic.twitter.com/z8inFejtO6

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) December 2, 2022

In a well-done marketing campaign, the newly-founded gambling site, PointsBet, has generated a lot of buzz for their site with this advertisement.

Brees, a 20-year NFL veteran is finally able to dip his toes in the waters of sports betting.

NFL Sports Betting, Explained

Although sports betting has been becoming legalized in more and more states, (30, currently), players are strictly prohibited from betting on sports.

Having players bet on games, especially on games that they are a part of, is a conflict of interest.

All professional athletes are under strict guidelines for betting and face severe repercussions if they violate any league betting rules.

Let’s look at Calvin Ridley as an example.

Ridley, once an Atlanta Falcon and now a Jacksonville Jaguar, was suspended for the entirety of the 2022 NFL season for gambling.

Although Ridley was injured and unable to perform in any of the contests that he placed wagers on, he still violated the NFL’s rules, causing the suspension.

Given the growing popularity and availability of sports gambling, chances are that Ridley isn’t the only player to be caught gambling on sports.

However, due to the harsh punishments that are inflicted as a result of gambling on games, the NFL hopes that players will see the consequences of Ridley’s actions, and not fall to the same temptations.