Drew Brees is a former NFL quarterback who played for the New Orleans Saints for most of his career. He is second in the NFL for career passing yards, career touchdown passes, and career pass completions. Among his many accolades, Drew Brees is a one-time Super Bowl Champion and Super Bowl MVP, as well as a two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year and a 13-time Pro Bowler. He retired after the 2020 season and spent the next year as an analyst on NBC Sunday Night Football. Get all of the latest Drew Brees stats and news here!
Brees played college ball for Purdue and started his first game in his sophomore year. In 1998, he tied an NCAA single-game record with 55 completions. He chose to forgo the 2000 NFL Draft in order to finish his degree studies in industrial management.
Brees entered the 2001 NFL Draft and was drafted 32nd overall by the San Diego Chargers. After two lackluster seasons, Brees posted incredible numbers in his 2004 season, completing 65.5% of his passes for 3,159 yards and 27 touchdowns. He was awarded the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. In 2006, Drew Brees signed a six-year, $60 million deal with the New Orleans Saints, where he stayed until 2020. During that time he was awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2006, the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year award in 2010, and the Art Rooney Award in 2018. He holds the NFL record for the highest completion percentage in a season with 74.4%, the highest completion percentage in a game with 96.7%, and he has the most consecutive games with a touchdown pass with 54.
