Drew Brees

Passing attempts:	9,783
Passing completions:	6,586
Completion percentage:	67.3
Passing yards:	74,437
TD–INT:	520–233
Passer rating:	97.7
	Player stats at NFL.com

	Drew Brees With The Saints
No. 9 – New Orleans Saints
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	January 15, 1979 (age 44); Austin, Texas
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Career information
High school:	Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (2001–2005); New Orleans Saints (2006–2020);
Roster status:	Retired
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIV); Super Bowl MVP (XLIV); 13x Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008–2014, 2016–2019); First-team All-Pro (2006); 4× Second-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2011, 2018); 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2010); Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2010); Bert Bell Award (2009); Art Rooney Award (2018); Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006); NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2004); 7× NFL passing yards leader (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014–2016); 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012); 2× NFL passer rating leader (2009, 2018); 5× NFL completion percentage leader (2009-2011, 2017, 2018); Maxwell Award (2000); Big Ten Player of the Year (2000); 2× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1998, 2000); Bart Starr Award (2011); NFL records Most career passing yards; Most career pass completions; Highest career completion percentage; Highest single-season completion percentage; Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass; Most pass completions in a season; Most 5,000 yard passing seasons; Most touchdown passes in a game (tied);
Career statistics as of Week 17, 2018
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	9,783
Passing completions:	6,586
Completion percentage:	67.3
Passing yards:	74,437
TD–INT:	520–233
Passer rating:	97.7
	Player stats at NFL.com
	Player stats at PFR

Drew Brees (/ˈbriːs/;^[3] born January 15, 1979) is a former American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. A native of Austin, Texas, he played college football for Purdue and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2001, where he was their starting quarterback until 2006. In 2009, he led the Saints to a Super Bowl championship and was named MVP of the game.

An ice sculpture depicting New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees

Drew Brees Media

Brees in 2008 at Fedex Field
Brees celebrating the Super Bowl win with his son Baylen
Brees at the 2013 Pro Bowl
Drew Brees, Quarterback, #9, New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers, Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2013, Tammy Anthony Baker, Photographer
Brees at the 2020 Pro Bowl
Brees announcing the Saints' draft pick at the 2010 NFL Draft
Brees visiting U.S. soldiers in Kuwait, April 2007
Brees signs autographs at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on June 29, 2009, along with fellow NFL players Billy Miller and Donnie Edwards.

Sources

↑ "Former Cowboys fan Drew Brees has 'extra motivation' this week". SportsDay. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD3R-1KW
↑ "News at 10pm". WWL-TV. November 3, 2009. ("Drew also told Juan [Kincaid] that the correct pronunciation of his last name is "breece", not "breeze". He says the mispronunciation caught on in high school, and rather than fight it he just went with it.")

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[1] "Former Cowboys fan Drew Brees has 'extra motivation' this week". SportsDay. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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[3] "News at 10pm". WWL-TV. November 3, 2009. ("Drew also told Juan [Kincaid] that the correct pronunciation of his last name is "breece", not "breeze". He says the mispronunciation caught on in high school, and rather than fight it he just went with it.")

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