Saints QB Brees awarded $6M in diamond lawsuit

A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweller sold him overpriced diamonds. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was not in court in San Diego on Friday for the verdict, but Brees and his wife, Brittany, both testified during the two-week trial against La Jolla, Calif., jeweller Vahid Moradi.

Their civil suit claimed Moradi valued gems that were purchased as an investment at $15 million when they were worth millions less. Moradi denied the allegations. "It was our position that Mr Moradi breached his fiduciary duty, and that's essentially what the jury said," said attorney Andrew Kim, who co-represented the couple with Rebecca Riley, per the San Diego Union-Tribune. "They saw Mr Moradi for exactly what he is: a grifter and a confidence man."

Brees, 40, played for the Chargers in San Diego from 2001-05 before joining the Saints.