Drew Brees

Drew Brees
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Drew Brees With The Saints
No. 9 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 45)
Austin, Texas[1][2]
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
Roster status:Retired
Career highlights and awards
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 NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2018
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
An ice sculpture depicting New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees

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.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Former Cowboys fan Drew Brees has 'extra motivation' this week". SportsDay. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD3R-1KW
  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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