Brees was hit on his hand by Aaron Donald when the Rams defensive tackle came blitzing into the pocket after Brees released a throw. Immediately after the hit, doctors were doing a test on Brees' hand to determine if he had torn the UCL in his hand. This is a major red flag. Making matters even more concerning? Brees is set to visit a hand specialist in Los Angeles. The Saints are flying to Seattle for next week's game against the Seahawks and their star quarterback will stay behind to visit a doctor. Brees told Omar Ruiz of NFL Media "we'll see" about the injury -- not a great endorsement! -- and indicated he has never had a more difficult time gripping a football in his career than after taking the hit from Donald. Brees was seen picking up and immediately dropping a football in obvious pain after the injury occurred. That aspect means this isn't simply a pain management issue. Brees can't just "tough it out" on the field -- he may be physically unable to grip and throw the football for an extended period of time. It's not the type of injury that will improve gradually or that you can work around. Losing his grip could make Brees more prone to fumbling and it could his accuracy to fall off a cliff. Brees said the injury "felt like it was something a bit more significant" and used the word "concerned" when discussing the injury. We should all be approaching it that way as well: this is a major red flag for the Saints' season. They lost in L.A. to a good Rams team; that happens. But now they go Seattle for a very difficult matchup. Things don't get easier after that. The Saints host the Cowboys in Week 4, play the Buccaneers at home in Week 5, then get the Jaguars and Bears on the road in Weeks 6 and 7. A home game against the Cardinals in Week 8 wraps up their pre-bye schedule. That's four very difficult defensive matchups for Teddy Bridgewater if he's forced to take over for some lengthy period of time. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSSports FOLLOW US ON: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CBSSports/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbssports/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CBSSports #BreakingNews #KanellandBell #DrewBrees #DrewBreesThumb #DrewBreesInjury #BreesInjury #NOLAsaints #Saints #NOLAfootball #Breakingsportsnews