Dear visitors, welcome to our new article on: Drew Brees’ lightning video. Fans have been thrown into a frenzy by a video that allegedly shows legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees being struck by lightning while filming a commercial – which turns out to be a marketing stunt.
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Price was shooting an ad for the sports betting company in Venezuela near the Catatumbo River, an area that sees intense lightning 297 days a year, according to analysis published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
Over 400,000 views since it went live Friday morning. Mr Price can be seen in the foreground of the video wearing a jacket bearing the number nine, while a lightning bolt can be seen over the Venezuelan river in the background.
A moment later, a large flash is seen on the camera accompanied by a loud booming sound as the camera drops to the ground and a woman’s voice is heard screaming.
Hours after the video went viral, several credible sportswriters reported that Price was lucid and unharmed by lightning, suggesting the clip was an elaborate PR stunt.
PointsBet did not immediately confirm whether the legendary football star had been struck while filming a commercial.
Writing in a tweet on Friday morning that the company was “aware of media coverage regarding the PointsBet brand ambassador, Drew Brees”.
“We are in contact with the Brees team and will continue to monitor events over the next few hours. The company has been known to run promotions for Lightning Bets at this point,” the company said.
The bookmaker then released a second video of Mr Price revealing it was all part of a scheme to block the company’s ‘quick bets’.
“Time to let you know how much fun we had @drewbrees. He’s alive and well for a weekend of free bets,” the company tweeted along with the video where Mr. Brees announces the “free free” from the company. paris” during the weekend. At the end of the video, the NFL star is seen jumping out of an ambulance before being electrocuted by an animated lightning bolt.
ESPN New Orleans Saints reporter Katherine Terrell tweeted Friday morning shortly after news began circulating online that she had been in contact with the former NFL star and said he was actually “good”.
“I just texted Drew Brees. Terrell said everything was fine and he wasn’t struck by lightning.”
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
More sources covering the New Orleans football team began sharing posts later Friday morning that disputed the viral video’s account, also claiming that the NFL star was “good” and had simply fallen for a viral publicity stunt.
“He’s fine,” New Orleans tweeted. Friday morning football’s Nick Under, describing the video as nothing more than a “parody” in a follow-up tweet.
He’s fine https://t.co/bdNrTYZxRw
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) December 2, 2022
Drew Brees is Fine
The reaction to the company’s attempt to get its campaign to go viral seemed to backfire, with critics of the bad incitement garnering immediate and widespread condemnation from the Twitter sphere.
“Terrible attempt at marketing. Reviewed by one commenter, while another called the “marketing gimmick” simply “terrible.”
The online bookmaker’s competitors seemed to be better off than the backlash PointsBet was receiving, with one commenter writing:
“This is the best FanDuel promotion I’ve ever seen. Thank you FanDuel. I can’t wait to use FanDuel for all my future legal bets.” .FanDuel.”
Time to let you in on a little fun we’ve had with @drewbrees guys. He’s alive and well and “buzzing” for a weekend of free bets. Keep your eyes on our channels all weekend for bet drops for US vs. Netherlands, College Football and NFL. pic.twitter.com/vhnLm5S0Cw
— PointsBet Sportsbook (@PointsBetUSA) December 2, 2022
