Brees, Bacchus, and 10,000 Footballs

Maybe I'm over-reacting, and far be it from me to be a party pooper, but does anyone else question the wisdom of having the million dollar investment of Drew Brees's golden throwing arm subject to the rigors of tossing thousands of footballs to parade-goers as part of his reign as King Bacchus?

The parade is long over now, and apparently Drew Brees has weathered the workout well; but imagine if we were reading about a torn rotator cuff. Was it worth the risk? If I were Tom Benson or Sean Payton, I would have pondered this much longer and much harder than it seemed they did.