Drew Brees

Passing attempts:	10,551
Passing completions:	7,142
Completion percentage:	67.7%
TD–INT:	571–243
Passing yards:	80,358
Passer rating:	98.7
Rushing yards:	752
Rushing touchdowns:	25

Drew Brees
	Brees in 2020
No. 9
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	January 15, 1979; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Westlake ; (Austin, Texas)
College:	Purdue (1997–2000)
NFL draft:	2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
As a player:
	San Diego Chargers (2001–2005); New Orleans Saints (2006–2020);
As a coach:
	Purdue (2022) ; Interim assistant coach;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLIV); Super Bowl MVP (XLIV); 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011); Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006); NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2004); First-team All-Pro (2006); 4× Second-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2011, 2018); 13× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008–2014, 2016–2019); 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); 6× NFL completion percentage leader (2009–2011, 2017–2019); Art Rooney Award (2018); NFLPA Alan Page Community Award (2012); Bart Starr Award (2011); AP Athlete of the Year (2010); SI Sportsperson of the Year (2010); Bert Bell Award (2009); George Halas Award (2007); Maxwell Award (2000); Third-team All-American (1999); 2× Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year (1998, 2000); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1999, 2000); Second-team All-Big Ten (1998); NFL records Most consecutive games with a touchdown pass: 54; Highest completion percentage in a season: 74.4% (2018); Highest completion percentage in a game: 96.7%; Most touchdown passes in a game: 7 (tied);
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
Passing attempts:	10,551
Passing completions:	7,142
Completion percentage:	67.7%
TD–INT:	571–243
Passing yards:	80,358
Passer rating:	98.7
Rushing yards:	752
Rushing touchdowns:	25
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Drew Christopher Brees (/briːz/; born January 15, 1979) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees is second in career passing yards, career touchdown passes, career pass completions, and career completion percentage. Brees also holds the record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass, breaking the record held by Johnny Unitas for 52 years. He is regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Brees played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, where he set the Big Ten Conference records for completions, attempts, and yards. Due to questions over his height and arm strength, however, he was not selected until the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. Brees initially struggled before having a breakout season in 2004, earning him Pro Bowl and Comeback Player of the Year honors. Re-signed to a one-year contract, Brees suffered a potentially career-ending injury the following season, which resulted in the Chargers allowing him to leave in free agency. Joining the Saints, he brought new success to a franchise that had only seven winning seasons, five playoff appearances, and one postseason win during the 39 years prior to his arrival. From 2006 to 2020, Brees led the Saints to nine playoff appearances, seven division titles (including four consecutive from 2017 to 2020), three NFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLIV over the Indianapolis Colts, earning him the game's MVP award.

At the conclusion of his 15 seasons in New Orleans, Brees extended his total Pro Bowl selections to 13 and was twice named Offensive Player of the Year. He also led the NFL in passing yards a record seven times. Brees retired after the 2020 season and spent the following year as an analyst on NBC Sunday Night Football. He returned to Purdue as an interim assistant football coach in 2022.

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