Drew Brees

Drew Brees

Brees at the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory parade in February 2010
No. 9 New Orleans Saints
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 38)
Place of birth:	Austin, Texas
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Austin (TX) Westlake
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
San Diego Chargers (2001–2005) New Orleans Saints (2006–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLIV) Super Bowl MVP (XLIV) 10× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008–2014, 2016) First-team All-Pro (2006) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2011) 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) 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) Maxwell Award (2000) 2× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1998, 2000) NFL records 66.7 completion percentage, career 7 touchdown passes in a game (tied) 54 consecutive games with a touchdown pass
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Passing attempts: 8,758 Passing completions: 5,836 Percentage: 66.6 Passing yards: 66,111 TD–INT: 465–220 Passer rating: 96.3 Player stats at NFL.com

External video

Video of Brees's 99 yard touchdown pass to Sutherland on YouTube

Drew Christopher Brees (/ˈbriːs/;) (born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After a prolific college football career at Purdue University, he was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He left college as one of the most-decorated players in Purdue and Big Ten Conference history, establishing two NCAA records, 13 Big Ten Conference records and 19 Purdue University records. As of 2016, he remains the Big Ten record-holder in virtually every passing category, including completions (1,026), yards (11,792) and touchdowns (90).

Brees started his professional career with the San Diego Chargers, earning the starting job in 2002 and making the Pro Bowl in 2004. Nine months after suffering a bad dislocation in his shoulder joint and a 360 degree tear of his labrum and rotator cuff, Brees signed with the New Orleans Saints as a free agent. He met immediate success in New Orleans, earning nine trips to the Pro Bowl and leading the Saints to their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV against the Indianapolis Colts. Since joining the Saints in 2006, he has led all NFL quarterbacks in touchdowns, passing yards, and 300-yard games. Brees has passed for over 5,000 yards in a season five times—no other NFL quarterback has done so more than once. He has led the NFL in passing touchdowns four times, and in passing yards a record seven times. He was the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. Sports Illustrated named Brees its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.