Saints vs Chiefs Friday Injury Report, Brees is Back, Thomas Out

The New Orleans Saints got some terrific news on Friday as it was officially confirmed that not only will Drew Brees return this weekend but he'll start against the Kansas City Chiefs, the number one team in the NFL.

Katherine Terrell, a reporter for the Nola Athletic reported the news early afternoon on Friday.

Apparently, the team knew this was happening all week long and nothing leaked until Friday when it became official according to ESPN NFL reporter Dianna Russini.

It's really a miraculous recovery for Brees and just in time with this prime-time showdown on the horizon for this weekend. He will wear protective gear with the injured ribs and apparently, Jameis Winston will serve as the primary backup according to Adam Schefter ESPN NFL Insider.

However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows as the Saints will not have one of Brees' favorite weapons as Michael Thomas will miss his seventh game of the season.

Luke Johnson sums it up well.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Position	Name	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Game status
DT	Malcom Brown	Shoulder	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
G	Nick Easton	Concussion	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
WR	Michael Thomas	Ankle	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
DT	Malcolm Roach	Illness	DNP	Full	Full
WR	Deonte Harris	Neck	DNP	Limited	Limited	Questionable
WR	Tommylee Lewis	Illness	DNP	Full	Full
T	Ryan Ramczyk	Elbow	Limited	Full	Full
DE	Marcus Davenport	Quad	Limited	Full	Full
G	Andrus Peat	Foot	Limited	Full	Full

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Position	Name	Injury	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Game status
T	Mike Remmers	Back/Neck	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful
T	Eric Fisher	Back	DNP	DNP	Full	Questionable
LB	Damien Wilson	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
WR	Tyreek Hill	Hamstring	Full	Full	Full
TE	Nick Keizer	Ankle/Knee	Full	Full	Full
DE	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Hip	Full	Full	Full
DT	Derrick Nnadi	Ankle	Full	Full	Full
DE	Alex Okafor	Knee	Full	Full	Full
T	Martinas Rankin	Knee	Full	Full	Full
C	Austin Reiter	Knee	Full	Full	Full
RB	Darwin Thompson	Illness		DNP	DNP	Out
TE	Ricky Seals-Jones	Illness		DNP	Full