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Drew Brees
Brees at the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV
victory parade in February 2010
No. 9 – New Orleans Saints
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 39)
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)
11× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008–2014, 2016, 2017)
3× First-team All-Pro (2006, 2008, 2009)
Second-team All-Pro (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)
NFL passer rating leader (2009)
Maxwell Award (2000)
2× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1998, 2000)
NFL records
66.9 career completion percentage
72.0 single-season completion percentage
7 touchdown passes in a game (tied)
54 consecutive games with a touchdown pass
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Passing attempts:
9,294
Passing completions:
6,222
Completion percentage:
66.9
Passing yards:
70,445
TD–INT:
488–228
Passer rating:
96.7
Player stats at NFL.com
Drew Christopher Brees (/briːz/;[1]) (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 2017, he remains the Big Ten record-holder in several passing categories, including completions (1,026), attempts (1,678), and yards (11,792).
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 ten trips to the Pro Bowl and leading the Saints to their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV, a 31–17 victory over 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.
Contents
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1 Early life and high school
2 College career
2.1 College statistics
3 Professional career
3.1 San Diego Chargers (2001–2005)
3.1.1 2001 NFL Draft
3.1.2 Early career
3.1.3 2004 season
3.1.4 2005 season
3.2 New Orleans Saints (2006–present)
3.2.1 2006 season
3.2.2 2007 season
3.2.3 2008 season
3.2.4 2009 season: Super Bowl XLIV
3.2.5 2010 season
3.2.6 2011 season
3.2.7 2012 season
3.2.8 2013 season
3.2.9 2014 season
3.2.10 2015 season
3.2.11 2016 season
3.2.12 2017 season
3.2.13 2018 season
4 NFL career statistics
4.1 Regular season
4.2 Postseason
5 Career awards and records
5.1 NFL career awards and honors
5.2 College awards
5.3 NFL records
5.3.1 Additional records
5.4 New Orleans Saints franchise records
5.4.1 Career
5.4.2 Season
5.4.3 Single-game
5.5 Other notable accomplishments
6 Personal life
7 Charity and volunteer activities
7.1 Brees Dream Foundation
7.2 Other activities
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links
Early life and high school[edit]
Brees was born to Eugene Wilson "Chip" Brees II, a prominent trial lawyer, and Mina Ruth (née Akins; died 2009), an attorney. A Sports Illustrated article stated he was named for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson[2] but in a 2014 interview Brees said this story was "just legend".[3] He has a younger brother, Reid (born 1981). When Brees was seven, his parents divorced and shared custody of the boys, who split their time between both parents' homes. Today, Brees admits that it was a very tough and challenging life after the divorce; however, Brees and his younger brother, Reid, supported each other and became very close.[4] They have a younger half-sister, Audrey, from their father's remarriage to Amy Hightower, daughter of the late U.S. Representative (D-TX) Jack English Hightower.[5][6]
Both of Brees' parents had athletic backgrounds. His father played basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, and his mother was a former all-state in three sports in high school.[7] His maternal uncle, Marty Akins, was an All-American starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns college football team from 1975 to 1977.[6][8] and his maternal grandfather, Ray Akins, had the third-most victories as a Texas high school football coach in his three decades at Gregory-Portland High School.[9][10][11] His younger brother, Reid, was an outfielder for the Baylor Bears baseball team, which made the 2005 College World Series and now resides in Colorado, where he works in sales.[8][12]
Brees did not play "tackle football" until high school and was on the flag football team at St. Andrew's Episcopal School, where his teammates included actor Benjamin McKenzie, who was in the same year. In high school, he was a varsity letterman in baseball, basketball and football[13] and was considering playing college baseball rather than football.[14] College recruiters quickly ran after Brees blew out his knee in the 11th grade.[4] After overcoming an ACL tear during his junior year he was selected as Texas High School 5A Most Valuable Offensive Player in 1996 and led the Westlake High School football team to 16–0 record and state championship.[6][15] As a high school football player, Brees completed 314 of 490 passes (64.1 percent) for 5,461 yards with 50 touchdowns including, in his senior season, 211 of 333 passes (63.4 percent) for 3,528 yards with 31 touchdowns.[16] Westlake went 28–0–1 when Brees started for two seasons and beat a Dominic Rhodes-led Abilene Cooper 55–15 in the 1996 title game.[9][16][17] Brees was given honorable mention in the state high school all-star football team and the USA Today All-USA high school football team[18] alongside former San Diego Chargers teammate and long-time friend LaDainian Tomlinson.[5][19][20] Brees had hoped to follow his father and uncle's footsteps and play for the Texas Longhorns or Texas A&M Aggies but was not heavily recruited despite his stellar record.[6][21]
College career[edit]
Brees received offers from only two colleges, Purdue and Kentucky, choosing Purdue for its highly rated academics.[7] He graduated in 2001 with a degree in industrial management,[22] and is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[23]
After a relatively uneventful freshman season, Brees was given his first start during his sophomore year by Boilermakers head coach Joe Tiller and became an integral part of Tiller and Jim Chaney's unorthodox "basketball on grass" spread offense, serving as offensive captain during his junior and senior years.[24][25] He had the option to make himself available for the 2000 NFL Draft but chose to return for his senior year to complete his studies. In 2000, he led the Boilermakers to memorable last-minute upsets against top-ranked Ohio State[26] and Michigan en route to the Boilermakers' first Big Ten championship (shared with Michigan and Northwestern) in over three decades. The Ohio State game was replayed on ESPN Classic and is widely remembered for Brees' four interceptions and 64-yard touchdown pass to Seth Morales with 1:55 remaining to seal a vital 31–27 win, prompting commentator Brent Musburger to exclaim "Holy Toledo!" and a post-game field rush afterwards.[27][28][29] Due to head-to-head victories over Michigan and Northwestern, Purdue won the invitation to the 2001 Rose Bowl,[30] Purdue's first appearance there since 1967, where Purdue lost by ten points to the Washington Huskies.
Brees was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback in 1999. He won the Maxwell Award as the nation's outstanding player of 2000[31] and the NCAA's Today's Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2001.[32] Brees was also fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 1999 and third in 2000. As a senior, Brees became the first Boilermaker since Bruce Brineman in 1989 to earn Academic All-America honors.[33][34][35][36] Additionally, he won Academic All-Big Ten honors a record three times,[37] was initiated into Mortar Board[34] and awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor[38] and the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award.[39][40] Brees also was awarded Purdue's Leonard Wilson Award for unselfishness and dedication.[41]
External video
Video of Brees' 99-yard touchdown pass to Sutherland on YouTube
In his college career, Brees set two NCAA records, 13 Big Ten Conference records, and 19 Purdue University records.[42] He left Purdue with Big Ten Conference records in passing yards (11,792),[13] touchdown passes (90), total offensive yards (12,693), completions (1,026), and attempts (1,678).[24] He tied an NCAA record with the longest pass ever (99 yards), to receiver Vinny Sutherland against Northwestern on September 25, 1999 and held the NCAA record for pass attempts in a game (83) for fifteen years, until Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday broke it in October 2013.
In 2009, Brees was inducted into Purdue's Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.[43] The Big Ten Conference's Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year award initiated in 2011 was named in his and Bob Griese's honor. He was named the Big Ten's best quarterback of the 1990s[44] and ranked number 48 on the 2010 documentary Big Ten Icons, featuring the conference's top fifty student-athletes.[45][46][47]
College statistics[edit]
Passing
Year
Team
GP
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yards
TDs
Int
1997
Purdue
8 19 43 44.2 232 0 1
1998
Purdue
13 361 569 63.4 3,983 39 20
1999
Purdue
12 337 554 60.8 3,909 25 12
2000
Purdue
12 309 512 60.4 3,668 26 12
Total
45
1,026
1,678
61.1
11,792
90
45
Professional career[edit]
San Diego Chargers (2001–2005)[edit]
2001 NFL Draft[edit]
Brees' college success led to projections that he would be a mid–late first-round draft pick in the 2001 NFL Draft,[48] but he slipped due to concerns about his relatively short stature for a professional quarterback (6'), a perceived lack of arm strength, and a sense that he had succeeded in college in a spread offense. Brees was the second quarterback, behind Michael Vick of Virginia Tech, selected in the 2001 Draft, chosen by the San Diego Chargers as the first pick of the second round and 32nd overall.[49] San Diego originally had the first pick in that draft, but traded it to Atlanta (which had drafted Vick) in return for the fifth pick of the first round, with which San Diego drafted LaDainian Tomlinson.[49]
Early career[edit]
See also: 2001 San Diego Chargers season, 2002 San Diego Chargers season, and 2003 San Diego Chargers season
Brees played in his first professional game on November 4, 2001 against the Kansas City Chiefs. He finished with 221 passing yards and his first career passing touchdown, a 20-yard pass to Freddie Jones.[50] On August 19, 2002, he was named the starter for the 2002 season over Doug Flutie.[51] Brees started all 16 games for the Chargers during the 2002 season, leading the team to an 8–8 record. He finished the 2002 season with 3,284 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.[52] After a disappointing start to the 2003 season, he was replaced by Flutie, though he regained the job by the end of the season. In 11 games, he finished with 2,108 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions.[53][54]
2004 season[edit]
See also: 2004 San Diego Chargers season
Brees' career with the Chargers was in jeopardy after San Diego acquired NC State's Philip Rivers after the 2004 NFL Draft.[55] With a looming quarterback controversy, Brees performed well through training camp and the preseason, while Rivers held out during training camp, essentially guaranteeing him the job to begin the season with Rivers as his backup.
Brees remained the starter throughout the 2004 season, where he started 15 games and led the team to a 12–4 regular season record. In Week 8, against the Oakland Raiders, he was 22 of 25 for 281 yards and five touchdowns in the 42–14 victory to earn his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor.[56][57] Brees posted spectacular numbers, completing 65.5% of his passes for 3,159 yards, with 27 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions, giving him a 104.8 passer rating.[58] The Chargers won the AFC West for the first time in 10 seasons and Brees was selected to the 2004 Pro Bowl.[59][60] He was named 2004 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.[61]
2005 season[edit]
See also: 2005 San Diego Chargers season
Brees became a free agent after the season and was not expected to return to San Diego, which had already committed a large sum of money to Rivers. The team eventually designated Brees a franchise player, giving him a one-year contract that quadrupled his pay to $8 million for 2005. Under the terms of the franchise player contract, Brees was eligible to be traded or to sign with another team, but the Chargers would receive two future first round draft choices in return. He was not traded and continued as the starting quarterback for the remainder of the 2005 season.[62]
Brees continued his productive play in 2005. In Week 4, in a 41–17 victory over the New England Patriots, he was 19 of 24 for 248 passing yards and two touchdowns and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week.[63][64] He posted a career-high in passing yards with 3,576. Brees also posted an 89.2 rating, 10th best in the NFL.[65][66] However, in the last game of the 2005 season against the Denver Broncos, Brees tore his labrum while trying to pick up his own fumble after being hit by Broncos safety John Lynch. Denver tackle Gerard Warren hit Brees while he was on the ground, causing the injury. Brees underwent arthroscopic surgery, performed by Dr. James Andrews, to repair the torn labrum in his right (throwing) shoulder on January 5, 2006. Subsequent reports mentioned additional rotator cuff damage and he also was treated by Dr. Saby Szajowitz to recover and regain muscle movement.
After the season, the Chargers offered Brees a 5-year, $50 million contract that paid $2 million in base salary the first year and the rest heavily based on performance incentives. Brees evaluated the incentive-based offer as a sign of no confidence by the Chargers and promptly demanded the salary a top 5 "franchise" quarterback would receive.[citation needed]
New Orleans Saints (2006–present)[edit]
After the Chargers refused to increase their offer, Brees met with other teams. The New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins were interested in Brees. New Orleans made an offer that included $10 million in guaranteed money the first year and a $12 million option the second year. Miami was unsure if Brees' shoulder was completely healed and doctors suggested the team not sign him because of the injury.[67] The Dolphins ended negotiations and traded for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper instead. Brees signed a 6-year, $60 million deal with the Saints on March 14, 2006.[68]
2006 season[edit]
See also: 2006 New Orleans Saints season
Brees had a productive first year with the Saints. The team, under first-year head coach Sean Payton, rebounded from its disastrous 2005 season (when the team was unable to play in New Orleans due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and struggled to a 3–13 record) to finish with a 10–6 regular season record and won the NFC South division title.[69] On November 5, in the 31–14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had 314 passing yards and three touchdowns to earn his first NFC Offensive Player of the Week honor.[70][71] On November 19, in a 31–16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he threw for a career-high 510 passing yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.[72] In Week 14, a 42–17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, he had 384 passing yards and five touchdowns to earn his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week award in 2006.[73][74] Brees threw a league-leading and franchise record 4,418 passing yards, finished third in the league with 26 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions, and had a 96.2 passer rating.[75] Brees was named starting quarterback for the NFC in the 2007 Pro Bowl.[76] He was named as a First Team All-Pro.[77] On January 5, 2007, Brees was named first runner-up behind former teammate Tomlinson for league MVP by the Associated Press. Brees and Tomlinson were co-recipients of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.[78][79]
On January 13, 2007, in his first playoff game for New Orleans, Brees was 20–of–32 in passing attempts with one touchdown and no interceptions against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Louisiana Superdome.[80] The Saints held on to win 27–24, and advanced to the franchise's first NFC Championship Game against the Chicago Bears. Though he completed 27-of-49 passes for 354 yards against the Chicago Bears, and two touchdowns, Brees committed three costly turnovers, and was penalized for an intentional grounding in the endzone, resulting in a safety, as the Saints lost 39–14.[81] Brees dislocated his left elbow during the first quarter of the Pro Bowl.[82]
2007 season[edit]
See also: 2007 New Orleans Saints season
Brees's second season with the Saints yielded some positive results statistically. In Week 8, a 31–10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, he had 336 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[83][84] In Week 15, a 31–24 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, he had 315 passing yards and two touchdowns to earn another NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod in 2007.[85][86] Overall, in the 2007 season, Brees passed for 4,423 yards, topped his own record and tied a then franchise record with 28 touchdowns.[87] He also set the NFL record previously held by Rich Gannon for pass completions in a single season with 440.[88] However, the Saints missed the playoffs with a 7–9 record.[89]
2008 season[edit]
Brees throwing a pass in 2008
See also: 2008 New Orleans Saints season
In 2008, the Saints again missed the playoffs but Brees had a strong year statistically, finishing 15 yards short of the NFL record for passing yards thrown in a single season set by Dan Marino in 1984. In Week 6, a 34–3 victory over the Oakland Raiders, he was 26 of 30 for 320 yards and three touchdowns to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[90][91] In Week 8, a 37–32 victory over the San Diego Chargers, he had 339 passing yards and three touchdowns to earn another NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod.[92][93] In Week 12, a 51–29 win over the Green Bay Packers, he had 323 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his third NFC Offensive Player of the Week honor in 2008.[94][95] He finished the season with 5,069 yards and became the second quarterback in NFL history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season.[96][97][98]
He passed for 300 yards ten times during the 2008 season, tying Rich Gannon's 2002 record. He was named FedEx Air Player of the Week for his performances during Weeks 8 and 12 and was named the AP 2008 Offensive Player of the Year.[99] He was named to his third career Pro Bowl for his 2008 season.[100]
2009 season: Super Bowl XLIV[edit]
See also: 2009 New Orleans Saints season
In the first game of the 2009 season against the Detroit Lions, Brees set a career-high and franchise-tying record with six touchdown passes, going 26 out of 34 for 358 yards. He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Lions.[101][102] The next week, Brees led the Saints to a 48–22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, throwing for 311 yards and three touchdown passes.[103] Brees also tied the record for most touchdown passes by the end of week 2 with 9. In Week 6 against the 5–0 New York Giants, Brees completed 23 of 30 passes for 369 yards, 4 touchdown passes and a passer rating of 156.8 in a dominant 48–27 victory to his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod of the season.[104][105]
In week 7, Brees led a dramatic comeback victory on the road against the Miami Dolphins, 46–34. The Saints quickly faced a 24–3 deficit in the second quarter, trailing for the first time all season at that point, and failing to score on their first possession as they had in all of their previous contests. Brees had a poor outing, but provided two crucial rushing touchdowns, one just before halftime to narrow the deficit to 24–10, and one in the third quarter to give the Saints their first lead of the game, 37–34.[106]
The next week, Brees threw for 308 yards on 25 of 33 passing along with two touchdowns and one interception in leading the Saints to a 35–27 victory and franchise tying best start at 7–0 against the rival Atlanta Falcons.[107] In week 9, Brees helped guide the team to a 30–20 victory over the Carolina Panthers. This would be Drew's first victory over the Carolina Panthers in the Superdome and gave the Saints their best ever start in franchise history at 8–0.[108] In week 12, Brees led the Saints to an 11–0 record, defeating the New England Patriots 38–17 on Monday Night Football. Brees totaled 371 yards passing, posting a perfect passer rating of 158.3, and is the only player to throw for five touchdowns against a team coached by Bill Belichick. He earned his third NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod for the 2009 season.[109][110] After close victories over the Washington Redskins and Falcons in successive weeks to start 13–0, Brees and the Saints lost their first game of the season to the Dallas Cowboys, 24–17, after DeMarcus Ware caused a Brees fumble in the final seconds, ending a fourth quarter rally.[111] The Saints then lost their last two games, with Brees sitting out the week 17 finale against the Carolina Panthers. Their 13–3 record secured the #1 seed in the NFC.[112]
Brees' individual statistics led to numerous accolades,[113] including a Pro Bowl selection, the Maxwell Football Club's Bert Bell Award, and runner-up in voting for the AP MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, and All-Pro awards.[114][115] He finished the season with a completion percentage of 70.62, establishing a new NFL record.[116][117]
In the divisional round of the playoffs, the Saints routed the Arizona Cardinals 45–14 to advance to the NFC Championship, where they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31–28 in overtime. Brees completed 17 of 31 passes for 197 yards and 3 touchdowns.[118] The Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31–17 in Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010. Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 pass completions and won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award. He threw for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was the first league championship in Saints franchise history.[119] Brees was named the 2010 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, both for his winning the Super Bowl and his charitable work towards the reconstruction of New Orleans.[120] On December 17, 2010, he was named AP Male Athlete of the Year. Within four short years after joining the Saints, Brees was more accurate in his throws than any of the Saints' past quarterbacks.[118] Brees and his teammates were welcomed back to New Orleans with a blues band along with thousands of celebrating fans.[118]
Brees celebrating the Super Bowl win with his son, Baylen
2010 season[edit]
See also: 2010 New Orleans Saints season
In 2010, the Saints qualified for the playoffs as a wild card team with an 11–5 record, but were eliminated in the Wild Card round by the Seattle Seahawks, 41–36.[121] Brees was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl-fourth with the Saints—and was voted the ninth best player in the NFL by his peers in the NFL Network's 2011 ranking. Brees had a less successful season statically, throwing a career-high 22 interceptions, tying the franchise record held by Aaron Brooks, although he managed to throw 33 touchdowns.[122] He was named to his fifth career Pro Bowl for his performance in 2010.[123] He was ranked ninth on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011 players' list.[124]
2011 season[edit]
See also: 2011 New Orleans Saints season § Individual Records Set or Tied
The 2011 season was a record-breaking season for Brees as he led the NFL in completion percentage, passing yards and passing touchdowns, which is known as the "Triple Crown".[125] He broke Dan Marino's 27-year-old record for most passing yards in one season (5,084) in the 15th game of the season (week 16) against the Atlanta Falcons at home in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a touchdown pass to Darren Sproles. Brees also set a new Saints franchise record for passing touchdowns in a season with 46.[126]
In Week 2, Brees defeated the Chicago Bears during the Saints' home-opener for the first time in his career as a starting quarterback. With his first win over the Bears, Brees has defeated all NFL teams except the Baltimore Ravens.[127] On October 23, in a 62–7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, he was 31 of 35 for 325 passing yards and five touchdowns.[128] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Colts.[129] His 88.57% completion percentage in the game remains a career-high. On November 28, a Week 12 49–24 victory over the New York Giants, he had 363 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[130][131] In a home game on December 4 against the Detroit Lions, Brees passed for 342 yards.[132] Brees' performance gave him 4,031 yards on the season, making him the first quarterback in NFL history to eclipse the 4,000-yard mark in the first 12 games of a season, and the first quarterback to reach 4 consecutive seasons with 4,000+ yards and 30+ TD passes. In week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings, Brees threw for 412 yards with 5 passing touchdowns. With that game, Brees became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5 touchdowns, 400+ yards, while also maintaining a completion percentage of 80%, in a game.[133][134]
In Week 16 against the Atlanta Falcons at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Brees broke Dan Marino's long standing record of passing yards in a single season of 5,084 with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Darren Sproles with just under 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter of the game. He needed 305 yards to break the record entering the game and exceeded that mark with 307. He ended the game having thrown for 5,087 total passing yards for the regular season with one regular season game remaining. With his second-quarter, 8-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston, Brees extended his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 42 games. Marino congratulated Brees via Twitter after the game, saying "Congrats to @drewbrees. Great job by such a special player." Brees responded by tweeting, "Thanks to @DanMarino for his class and support during this run. It is an honor to attempt to follow the example he set for us all."[135][136] He earned his third and final NFC Offensive Player of the Week honor for the 2011 season with his performance against the Falcons.[137]
In week 17 against the Carolina Panthers, Brees closed out the season by setting 6 NFL records, finishing the year with 468 completions for 5,476 yards, edging Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, who also surpassed Marino's record with 5,235 yards. Brees averaged 342.25 yards passing per game, which broke Dan Fouts' record of 320.3 in a strike-shortened 1982 season.[138][139] In 2013, Peyton Manning bested Brees' record by 1 yard, and finished the season with an NFL-record 5,477 passing yards, averaging 342.31 yards per game. After defeating the Detroit Lions 45–28 in the NFC Wild Card game, Brees and the Saints lost the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers.[140][141] He was named to his sixth career Pro Bowl.[142] He was ranked as the second-best player in the league by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.[143]
2012 season[edit]
Brees at the 2013 Pro Bowl
See also: 2012 New Orleans Saints season
On July 13, the Saints and Brees agreed to a 5-year, $100 million contract. The contract had the largest amount of guaranteed money in NFL history, at $60 million. $40 million of the contract was paid the first year.[144]
In Week 5, Brees threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Devery Henderson against his former team, the San Diego Chargers. This was his 48th consecutive game with a touchdown pass. With that touchdown pass, Brees broke Johnny Unitas's consecutive game streak with at least one touchdown pass, and Unitas' son Joe was present at the Superdome to witness his father's 52-year-old record being broken.[145] Sean Payton, Joe Vitt and Mickey Loomis, who were all serving suspensions due to the "Bountygate" scandal, were granted permission to watch the week 5 game against the San Diego Chargers due to Brees potentially breaking Unitas' record.[146] Brees earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his 370-yard, four-touchdown, and one-interception effort against the Chargers.[147][148] Without their head coach, the Saints had lost their first four games but ended the losing streak with a 31–24 win over the Chargers.
In the Week 13 game against the Atlanta Falcons, Brees threw no touchdowns and a career-high 5 interceptions, ending his consecutive game streak with at least 1 touchdown pass at 54.[149] In Week 14, Brees threw for 354 yards, giving him his 7th straight 4,000-yard passing season, surpassing Peyton Manning's record of 6 straight seasons. It was also his 5th straight season with at least 30 touchdown passes and 4,000 yards passing, also an NFL record. Brees managed to finish the 2012 season with 5,177 passing yards and 43 touchdowns despite having the worst defensive support in the NFL, whose over 7,000 yards conceded was an all-time NFL record, and the team finished the season with a 7–9 record and missed the playoffs.[150]
Brees was selected to the 2013 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Robert Griffin III. It was the seventh time that he was named to the Pro Bowl.[151][152] He was ranked 11th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.[153]
2013 season[edit]
See also: 2013 New Orleans Saints season
Brees had a solid season in 2013. In Week 4, a 38–17 victory over the Miami Dolphins, he had 413 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week.[154][155] In Week 10, a 49–17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, he had 392 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn another NFC Offensive Player of the Week honor.[156][157] In Week 12, Brees passed Warren Moon for 5th place on the career passing yards list with 49,566. During Week 14, Brees became the fastest player ever to join the 50,000-yard club and only the fifth player to do so.[158] He did it in 183 games, passing the 50,000 milestone in the fourth quarter of a 31–13 Saints win over the Carolina Panthers on December 8, in which he threw four touchdowns.[159] In Week 17, a 42–17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had 381 passing yards and four touchdowns to earn his third NFC Offensive Player of the Week nod for the 2013 season.[160][161] Brees also extended his NFL record to a 6th straight season of at least 30 touchdown passes with 4,000 passing yards, his 3rd straight 5,000-yard season, and his 8th straight 4,000-yard season.[162] For his successful performance in 2013, he was named to his eighth career Pro Bowl.[163] The Saints finished with an 11–5 record and narrowly defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild card round, but lost to the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round, who went on to win Super Bowl XLVIII.[164] He finished ranked sixth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.[165]
2014 season[edit]
See also: 2014 New Orleans Saints season
Brees admits that the 2014 season was his "most frustrating".[166] Brees' 2014 season began with a pair of games lost on game-ending field goals by the other team; in Week 1, the Saints lost 37–34 to division rival Atlanta in overtime and in Week 2, in a 26–24 loss against the Cleveland Browns, he moved into fourth place on the career passing yardage list, ahead of John Elway.[167][168][169]
Brees in 2015
On October 19, 2014, Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in completion percentage at 66.21%, surpassing Chad Pennington.[170] On November 30, in a Week 13 35–32 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, he had 257 passing yards and five touchdowns to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week, which was the 20th time in his career he has earned the award over his career in both the AFC with the Chargers and the NFC with the Saints.[171][172] In a Week 15 game against the Chicago Bears, he extended his streak to an NFL-record 7th straight season with at least 30 touchdown passes and 9 straight seasons of 4,000 passing yards. However his streak of 5,000 passing yard seasons ended at three, as he passed for 4,952 yards. Brees still led the league in passing yards although he was tied with Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.[173] He was named to his seventh consecutive and ninth career Pro Bowl.[174] He was ranked 30th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.[175]
2015 season[edit]
See also: 2015 New Orleans Saints season
On October 4, 2015, in the fourth week of the season, his 80-yard touchdown pass to C. J. Spiller on the second play of overtime gave the Saints a 26–20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, and the team's first win of the season. He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his effort against the Cowboys.[176][177] The touchdown gave Brees 400 for his career, making him the 5th player in NFL history to reach the 400 touchdown milestone. Also, he became the fastest player ever to reach 400 touchdowns, doing so in 205 games. Brees also completed his 5,000th pass with a touchdown to tight end Josh Hill.[178][179] It was the quickest regular season overtime win in the history of the NFL at 13 seconds.[180]
On November 1, 2015, Brees tied the NFL record of touchdown passes in a game with seven during a 52–49 Saints win over the New York Giants.[181] In that game, he completed 39-of-50 passes for 505 yards to record his second career game with at least 500 passing yards.[182] He earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his historic performance against the New York Giants.[183]
In Week 12, his streak of 45 consecutive games with a touchdown pass ended in a 24–6 loss at Houston.[184] Two weeks later, he surpassed Dan Marino for 4th in career touchdown passes as the Saints beat Tampa Bay 24–17. In Week 15, he became the 4th quarterback to reach the 60,000-yard milestone—in 215 games, the fastest ever—and had his 10th straight 4,000-yard season, plus his 94th 300-yard game, but the Detroit Lions won 35–27. This put him first in most 300 yard games as Brees and Manning had been tied at 93 games prior to that game.[185] A week later his streak was extended to an eighth straight season with at least 30 touchdown passes, plus his 95th 300-yarder, all NFL records, against Jacksonville.[186] With a Week 17 win over Atlanta, Brees finished the season with four straight 300-yard games, for a career record total of 96, and a season total 4,870 yards passing, leading the league in passing yards for a record sixth time despite missing one game due to an injury.[187] He was ranked 30th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[188]
2016 season[edit]
See also: 2016 New Orleans Saints season
In the first game of the season, Brees threw a career-high 98-yard touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks in a narrow 35–34 loss the Oakland Raiders.[189] He finished the game 28–of–42 for 423 yards and four touchdown passes.[189] His 400-yard performance tied him with Peyton Manning for most 400-yard games.[189][190] The next week, he passed Dan Marino for third place in career passing yards in a loss to the New York Giants.[191]
On October 16, in Week 6 of the regular season, Brees threw for 465 yards and four touchdown passes with one interception in a 41–38 home win over the Carolina Panthers.[192] With this performance, Brees set an NFL record with the 15th 400-yard passing performance of his career.[193] Entering the game, Brees had been tied with Peyton Manning with 14 career 400-yard passing games.[193] Brees reached another milestone in the game, becoming the sixth player to record 50,000 passing yards with one team. The other five players are Peyton Manning (Colts), Brett Favre (Packers), Dan Marino (Dolphins), Tom Brady (Patriots) and John Elway (Broncos).[190]
In Week 7, Drew Brees became the first player in NFL history with 100 games of 300+ passing yards, in a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs on October 23.[194][195]
During Week 16, Brees and Aaron Rodgers tied the NFL record for most seasons with at least 35 touchdown passes with four—a record shared with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.[196][197]
Brees finished the 2016 season leading the league in passing yards with 5,208, the second most of his career and the fifth 5,000-yard season of his career—more than all other 5,000-yard seasons combined (4).[198] He also threw for 471 completions, breaking his NFL record of 468 set in 2011, and a career-high 673 attempts. Brees finished third in touchdown passes with 37, the fourth most of his career. He also finished second in completion percentage (70.0%),[199] making it the third time he has completed at least 70% of his passes in a season.[a] Despite his performance, for the third straight season, the Saints finished 7–9 and missed the playoffs. He was named to his tenth career Pro Bowl for his 2016 season.[200] He was ranked 16th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[201]
2017 season[edit]
See also: 2017 New Orleans Saints season
After starting off the 2017 season with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Brees looked to bounce back in Week 2 against the New England Patriots. In the 36–20 loss, he was 27-of-45 for 356 yards and two touchdowns.[202] During Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills, Brees was held to 184 passing yards, but the Saints combined for 298 rushing yards and won 47–10.[203] In Week 13, he passed Peyton Manning for second place in career completions in a 31-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
On December 19, 2017, Brees was named to his 11th Pro Bowl.[204]
During Week 16 against the Atlanta Falcons, Brees became the third player to amass over 70,000 passing yards in a career, doing so in an NFL fastest 248 games. In that game he also earned his 12th straight 4,000-yard season and finished the game with 239 passing yards, a touchdown, and an interception as the Saints won 23–13.[205]
Brees finished the 2017 season with an NFL record 72.0 completion percentage.[206] He also lead the league in number of completions (386) and yards per pass attempt (8.1), and came in second in passer rating (103.9).[207]
The Saints finished with an 11–5 record, won the NFC South, and made the playoffs.[208] In the Wild Card Round against the Carolina Panthers, he had 376 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the 31–26 victory.[209] In the Divisional Round against the Minnesota Vikings, he had 294 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions in the 29–24 loss.[210]
2018 season[edit]
On March 13, 2018, Brees signed a two-year, $50 million contract extension with the Saints with $27 million guaranteed.[211]
NFL career statistics[edit]
showLegend
Led the league
NFL record
Won the Super Bowl
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Bold Career high
Regular season[edit]
Year
Team
G
GS
Comp
Att
Yds
Pct
Avg
TD
Int
Lng
YPG
Sck
SckY
Rate
2001 SD 1 0 15 27 221 55.6 8.2 1 0 40 221.0 2 12 94.8
2002 SD 16 16 320 526 3,284 60.8 6.2 17 16 52 205.3 24 180 76.9
2003 SD 11 11 205 356 2,108 57.6 5.9 11 15 68 191.6 21 178 67.5
2004 SD 15 15 262 400 3,159 65.5 7.9 27 7 79 210.6 18 131 104.8
2005 SD 16 16 323 500 3,576 64.6 7.2 24 15 54 223.5 27 223 89.2
2006 NO 16 16 356 554 4,418 64.3 8.0 26 11 86 276.1 18 105 96.2
2007 NO 16 16 440 652 4,423 67.5 6.8 28 18 58 276.4 16 109 89.4
2008 NO 16 16 413 635 5,069 65.0 8.0 34 17 84 316.8 13 92 96.2
2009 NO 15 15 363 514 4,388 70.6 8.5 34 11 75 292.5 20 135 109.6
2010 NO 16 16 448 658 4,620 68.1 7.0 33 22 80 288.8 25 185 90.9
2011 NO 16 16 468 657 5,476 71.2 8.3 46 14 79 342.3 24 158 110.6
2012 NO 16 16 422 670 5,177 63.0 7.7 43 19 80 323.6 26 190 96.3
2013 NO 16 16 446 650 5,162 68.6 7.9 39 12 76 322.6 37 244 104.7
2014 NO 16 16 456 659 4,952 69.2 7.5 33 17 69 309.5 29 186 97.0
2015 NO 15 15 428 627 4,870 68.3 7.8 32 11 80 324.7 31 235 101
2016 NO 16 16 471 673 5,208 70.0 7.7 37 15 98 325.5 27 184 101.7
2017 NO 16 16 386 536 4,334 72.0 8.1 23 8 54 270.9 20 145 103.9
Career
249
248
6,222
9,294
70,445
66.9
7.6
488
228
98
282.9
378
2,692
96.7
Source[207]
Postseason[edit]
Year
Team
G
GS
Comp
Att
Yds
Pct
Avg
TD
Int
YPG
Sck
SckY
Rate
2004 SD 1 1 31 42 319 73.8 7.6 2 1 319 2 11 101.2
2006 NO 2 2 47 81 597 58.0 7.4 3 1 298.5 6 51 88.3
2009 3 3 72 102 732 70.6 7.2 8 0 244 2 15 117
2010 1 1 39 60 404 65.0 6.7 2 0 404 1 7 95.4
2011 2 2 73 106 928 68.9 8.8 7 2 464 5 34 110.1
2013 2 2 44 73 559 60.3 7.7 2 2 279.5 3 9 81.9
2017 2 2 48 73 670 65.8 9.2 5 3 335 3 23 100.8
Postseason
13
13
354
537
4,209
65.9
7.8
29
9
323.77
22
150
100.7
Career awards and records[edit]
NFL career awards and honors[edit]
AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2004)
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award (2006 joint winner)
Miller Lite NFL Player of the Year (2006)
PFWA George S. Halas Courage Award (2007)[212]
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011)
Super Bowl XLIV MVP (2009)
Bert Bell Award (2009)
ESPY Award Best Male Athlete (2010)
ESPY Award Best NFL Player (2010)
ESPY Award Best Championship Performance (2010)[213]
ESPY Award Outstanding Team – New Orleans Saints (2010)
Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award (2011)[214]
Byron "Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award (2011)
ESPY Award Best Record-Breaking Performance (2012)
Texas Sports Hall of Fame (inducted 2013)[21][215]
2× NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year (2006, 2009)
Walter Payton Man of the Year (2006)
Bart Starr Man of the Year (2011)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2010)[216]
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2010)
PFWA Good Guy Award (2010)[217]
College awards[edit]
Maxwell Award (2000)[218]
Socrates Award (2000)[219]
Big Ten Football MVP (2000)
NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award (2000)[39][220]
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1998 – media, 2000 – coaches & media)[221]
Alamo Bowl MVP (1998)
Outback Bowl MVP (1999)
Big Ten Football Co-Champions (2000)
Academic All-American – football (2000)
Big Ten Medal of Honor (2001)
NCAA Today's Top VIII (Class of 2001)
Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame (inducted 2009)
NFL records[edit]
Brees holds numerous NFL records including: the most consecutive 4,000 yard passing seasons (12),[222] most 300+ yard passing games in a season (13),[223] most consecutive games with 300+ yards passing (9, accomplished twice),[224] most completions in a season (471) and the record for most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass (54),[225] surpassing Johnny Unitas' record of 47 straight games with a touchdown pass, a record that stood for 52 years.[225]
Since joining the Saints, he has led all NFL quarterbacks in: total passing yards seven times (five of those over 5,000 yards).[207] Brees is 3rd in touchdown passes, career passing yards & pass attempts, and 2nd in pass completions in NFL history, behind Brett Favre in each.[226][227]
Additional records[edit]
Most games with 300+ passing yards – 109[228]
Most games with 400+ passing yards – 15[229]
Most touchdown passes in a single game – 7 (Tied), 11/1/2015 [230]
Most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass – 54[225]
Most consecutive home games with at least one touchdown pass – 60
Most Seasons with 5,000+ passing yards – 5 (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
Most consecutive games with 20+ completions – 57 (2009–2013)[231]
Most pass attempts in a playoff game with zero interceptions – 60 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[232]
Most pass completions in a playoff game with zero interceptions – 39 (at Seattle, 1/8/2011)[232]
All-time leader in completion percentage – 66.95%
Highest career regular season passing yards per game – 282.91[207]
Fastest to reach 40,000 yards passing[233]
Fastest to reach 50,000 yards passing[234]
Fastest to reach 60,000 yards passing[235]
Fastest to reach 70,000 yards passing.
Most seasons leading league in passing yards (7)
Most consecutive seasons with 4,000+ passing yards (12)[222]
Most consecutive seasons with 5,000+ passing yards (3)
Most consecutive seasons with 20+ touchdown passes (14)
Most consecutive seasons with 30+ touchdown passes (9)
New Orleans Saints franchise records[edit]
Career[edit]
Most victories, career – 112 (2006–2017)
Most pass completions, career – 5,119 (2006–2017).[236]
Most pass attempts, career – 7,515 (2006–2017)
Highest completion %, career – 68.12% (2006-2017)
Most passing yards, career – 58,097 (2006–2017).[237]
Most passing touchdowns, career – 410 (2006–2017)
Most interceptions thrown, career – 175 (2006–2017)
Lowest interception percentage, career – 2.33% (2006-2017)
Highest yards per attempt, career – 7.8 (2006–2017)[238]
Most pass yards per game, career – 305.77 (2006-2017)
Highest passer rating, career – 99.6 (2006–2017)[238]
Most fourth quarter comebacks/game-winning drives, career – 25/35 (2006–2017)
Most 4,000-yard passing seasons – 12 (2006–2017).[238]
Most consecutive 4,000-yard passing seasons – 12 (2006–2017).[238]
Most consecutive games 300+ yards passing – 9 (2011–2012; 2012–2013)[239]
Most consecutive pass attempts without an interception – 305 (2015–2016)
Season[edit]
Most completions, season – 471 (2016)[238]
Most pass attempts, season – 673 (2016)[238]
Highest completion %, season – 72.0% (2017)[238]
Most passing yards, season – 5,476 (2011)
Most games w/ 300+ yards passing, season – 13 (2011)[239]
Most touchdown passes, season – 46 (2011)[238]
Most passes intercepted – 22 (2010) (tied with Aaron Brooks)
Highest yards per attempt, season – 8.5 (Min. 500 attempts) (2009)[238]
Most pass yards per game, season – 342.25 (2011)
Highest passer rating, season – 110.6 (2011)[238]
Most game-winning drives, season – 6 (2009)
Single-game[edit]
Most completions, game – 39 (thrice) most recent vs. New York Giants, 11/1/2015.
Most pass attempts, game – 60 (tied with Aaron Brooks) vs. Chicago Bears 12/30/2007[240]
Highest completion %, game (Min. 20 attempts) – 88.6% vs. Indianapolis Colts, 10/23/2011
Most consecutive completions – 19 (thrice) most recent vs. Los Angeles Rams, 11/27/2017[240]
Most passing yards, game – 510 vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 11/19/2006
Most passing touchdowns, game – 7 vs. New York Giants, 11/1/2015
Highest passer rating, game – 158.3 vs. New England Patriots, 11/30/2009
Highest passing yards per attempt – 16.1 vs. New England Patriots, 11/30/2009
Longest touchdown pass, game – 98 yards vs. Oakland Raiders, 9/11/2016
Other notable accomplishments[edit]
First quarterback in NFL history to pass for 40 or more TD's in consecutive seasons (2011–2012)[241]
First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 3,000 passing yards by Week 9. (3,004 yards in 2011)[242]
First quarterback in NFL History to surpass 4,000 passing yards in the first 12 games. (4,031 yards in 2011)[243]
First QB to throw 4,000+ yards in 12 straight seasons.
Led NFL in passer rating in 2009 (109.6)[244]
4x Saints Offensive MVP (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013)
3× NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009)
4× FedEx Air Player of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
One of six quarterbacks (alongside Tom Brady, Kerry Collins, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, and Ben Roethlisberger) to defeat at least 31 of the current NFL teams; Brees has yet to defeat the Baltimore Ravens.[245]
Personal life[edit]
Brees married his college sweetheart Brittany Dudchenko in February 2003.[246] They have three sons: Baylen, Bowen, and Callen, and a daughter, Rylen.[247][248][249][250][251][252]
Brees announcing the Saints' draft pick at the 2010 NFL Draft
Brees moved to New Orleans not long after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.[253] Brees admits that it was tough moving to a city that was still in shambles from the hurricane; however, he and Brittany immediately fell in love with the culture and "soul" of the city.[253] They purchased and renovated a home in Uptown New Orleans, where they still live.[254] Brees admits in an interview that he thinks his family is now completed especially because three boys and one girl were always the couple's dream.[250] All four children were born in New Orleans and are being raised there.[250] The four priorities in Brees' life are faith, family, football, and philanthropy; otherwise known as the "four F's" by Brees.[4] Brees maintains his offseason home in San Diego.[255]
Brees was raised a Christian but stated that he only became committed at age 17 when he was at church with a torn ACL and was wondering who he was and what was his purpose in life.[5] Brees was later faced other defeats such as being unwanted by the entire NFL in the 2001 Draft and later tearing his shoulder in 2005; however, Brees admits that these setbacks only strengthened his relationship with God.[4] Brees spoke about his faith saying, "I live for God, for the faith that I have in Him. Knowing the sacrifices that Jesus Christ made on the cross for me and feeling like it's in God's hands, all I have to do is just give my best, commit the rest to Him. Everything else is taken care of. That takes the weight off anybody's shoulders. It's to give you confidence to know that you've got somebody looking out for you."[256]
On July 6, 2010, Brees released his first book,[8] entitled Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity, co-authored by Chris Fabry and published by Tyndale House.[257] Coming Back Stronger opened at number 3 on the nonfiction bestseller list of The New York Times.[258][259]
Brees' mother, Mina Brees, died on August 7, 2009, aged 59 from a prescription drug overdose.[4] The death was ruled a suicide.[260] Brees was briefly excused from training camp for a "family matter".[261] In 2006, Brees described their relationship as "nonexistent" ever since he refused to hire his mother as his agent when he entered the NFL.[262][263] After her death, Brees stated that this quote was three years old and that his relationship with his mother had been improving.[264] In his autobiography, released almost a year later, he wrote that their relationship was on the mend[265] and that she had been looking forward to her meeting his son; her first grandchild.
Brees is the nephew of former Texas quarterback Marty Akins.
In April 2010, Brees was voted by fans as the cover athlete of EA Sports Madden NFL 11 video game.[266]
Brees wears #9 on his uniform in honor of baseball player Ted Williams.[267]
Brees is sometimes known by the nicknames "Breesus" by Saints fans[268][269][270] and "Cool Brees", which he acquired during his younger years for his calmness under pressure.[14][271]
From 2008 to 2014 Brees served on the Executive Committee of the National Football League Players Association.[272][273]
On March 30, 2010, Brees became the national spokesperson for AdvoCare International,[274] a multi-level marketing company,[275] which produces weight management, nutritional supplements, and personal care products.
Brees visiting US soldiers in Kuwait. April, 2007.
Brees owns a variety of restaurant businesses. In May 2015, he purchased a 25% stake in "Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar", a sports bar that originated in Baton Rouge, LA and is currently expanding their franchising into other Gulf Coast states. During initial talks with Walk-On's, Brees said that he was interested in bringing over some of the lessons that he had learned as a Jimmy John's franchise owner. He currently owns 8 Jimmy John's stores with a ninth under construction as of September 2016.[276] Carl Buergler, Jimmy John's director of operations, played football at Purdue with Brees.[277]
Charity and volunteer activities[edit]
In 2010, Sports Illustrated described Brees as "an athlete as adored and appreciated as any in an American city today".[278] When Sports Illustrated selected him for the 2010 Sportsman of the Year award, it said the award was "[f]or not only leading the New Orleans Saints to the first Super Bowl title in the franchise's history, but also for helping lead the city of New Orleans' rebirth after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina". The fact that he and his family lived in New Orleans proper instead of the suburbs like many players did further endeared him to fans.[120][254]
Brees Dream Foundation[edit]
In 2003, Brees and his wife, Brittany, founded the Brees Dream Foundation to support cancer patients and research in memory of Brittany's aunt who died of cancer. Since Brees' move to New Orleans, the foundation has expanded to provide assistance for Hurricane Katrina rebuilding projects. The foundation continues to fund and support various programs in San Diego, California, where Brees usually spends his offseasons, and West Lafayette, Indiana, where the couple's alma mater, Purdue, is located and where Brees returns to visit yearly.[279]
Brees and his foundation have been heavily involved in Hurricane Katrina recovery.[280] Drew and Brittany's Brees Dream Foundation announced a partnership[281][282] in 2007 with international children's charity Operation Kids, to rebuild and restore and recreate academic and athletic facilities, parks, and playgrounds, after-school programs, mentoring programs for the intellectually disabled, neighborhood revitalization projects and child care facilities in New Orleans. Brees also sponsors the Rebuilding thru Brotherhood program to invite fellow Sigma Chi members to the New Orleans community to build homes with the Habitat for Humanity.[citation needed]
Other activities[edit]
Drew Brees signs autographs at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on June 29, 2009, along with fellow NFL players Billy Miller and Donnie Edwards.
Brees has been on multiple USO tours throughout his career. In late June 2009 he visited the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Following his return, Brees was quoted as stating that Guantanamo captives were being treated ten times better than convicts in U.S. prisons.[283][284][285][286]
In February 2008, Brees signed a promotional deal with Chili's Grill & Bar to promote the chain's new line of hamburgers. The promotion helped raise money for charity. In June 2008, Brees participated in the Pro Sports Team Challenge, a competition for professional athletes to help raise money for charities. The charity Brees played for was Operation Kids.[287]
On February 18, 2007, Brees was honored by the Krewe of Bacchus, a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade organization, as the 2007 Grand Marshal of the Bacchus parade.[288] Brees presided as Bacchus XLII for the 2010 parade on February 14, 2010, one week after the Super Bowl during Mardi Gras season.[289]
In June 2010, President Obama appointed Brees to be co-chair of the newly renamed President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, along with former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes.[290][291]
In October 2010, Brees appeared in an It Gets Better video, where he gave an anti-bullying message in the wake of a series of suicides committed by gay teenagers.[292]
See also[edit]
List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game
Most wins by a starting quarterback (NFL)
Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL)
NFL starting quarterback playoff records
NFL career passer rating leaders
List of NFL quarterbacks who have posted a perfect passer rating
List of National Football League passing completions leaders
List of National Football League passing touchdowns leaders
List of National Football League passing yardage leaders
List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics
List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders
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Purdue Boilermakers starting quarterbacks
Bolley (1887–89)
Aldrich (1893)
Sears (1897–98)
Jones (1899–1900)
Waterman (1899–1900)
Johnston (1902–05)
Shackleton (1904–05)
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Smiley (1924)
Speidel (1926)
Smiley (1926)
Harmeson (1927–29)
Weaver (1930)
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Peelle (1931–33)
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Trefzger (1993–96)
Reeves (1996)
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Brees (1997–2000)
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1946: Trippi
1947: D. Walker
1948: Bednarik
1949: Hart
1950: Bagnell
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1952: Lattner
1953: Lattner
1954: Beagle
1955: Cassady
1956: McDonald
1957: Reifsnyder
1958: Dawkins
1959: Lucas
1960: Bellino
1961: Ferguson
1962: Baker
1963: Staubach
1964: Ressler
1965: Nobis
1966: Lynch
1967: Beban
1968: Simpson
1969: Reid
1970: Plunkett
1971: Marinaro
1972: Van Pelt
1973: Cappelletti
1974: Joachim
1975: Griffin
1976: Dorsett
1977: Browner
1978: Fusina
1979: C. White
1980: Green
1981: Allen
1982: H. Walker
1983: Rozier
1984: Flutie
1985: Long
1986: Testaverde
1987: McPherson
1988: Sanders
1989: Thompson
1990: Detmer
1991: Howard
1992: Torretta
1993: Ward
1994: Collins
1995: George
1996: Wuerffel
1997: P. Manning
1998: Williams
1999: Dayne
2000: Brees
2001: Dorsey
2002: Johnson
2003: E. Manning
2004: J. White
2005: Young
2006: Quinn
2007: Tebow
2008: Tebow
2009: McCoy
2010: Newton
2011: Luck
2012: Te'o
2013: McCarron
2014: Mariota
2015: Henry
2016: Jackson
2017: Mayfield
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1924: Grange
1925: Lowry
1926: Friedman
1927: Rouse
1928: Bennet
1929: Glassgow
1930: Fesler
1931: Munn
1932: Newman
1933: Laws
1934: Lund
1935: Berwanger
1936: Huffman
1937: Davis
1938: Weiss
1939: Kinnick
1940: Harmon
1941: Graf
1942: Schreiner
1943: O. Graham
1944: Horvath
1945: Cline
1946: Agase
1947: B. Elliott
1948: Murakowski
1949: Wilson
1950: Janowicz
1951: Reichardt
1952: Giel
1953: Giel
1954: Ameche
1955: Cassady
1956: Ploen
1957: J. Pace
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1959: Burrell
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1961: Stephens
1962: Vander Kelen
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1966: Griese
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1969: Phipps
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1973: Griffin
1974: Griffin
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1980: Herrmann
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1983: Thorp
1984: Byars
1985: Long
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1987: White
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1990: Bell
1991: Howard
1992: Gissendaner
1993: Moss
1994: Collins
1995: George
1996: O. Pace
1997: Woodson
1998: Germaine
1999: Dayne
2000: Brees
2001: Randle El
2002: Banks
2003: Perry
2004: Edwards
2005: M. Robinson
2006: Smith
2007: Mendenhall
2008: S. Greene
2009: Clark & B. Graham
2010: D. Robinson
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2012: Miller
2013: Miller
2014: Gordon
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Division I Football Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
1991: Vardell
1992: Hansen
1993: Ruddy
1994: Zatechka
1995: Wuerffel
1996: Wuerffel
1997: Manning
1998: Stinchcomb
1999: Pennington
2000: Brees
2001: Johnson
2002: Kingsbury
2003: Krenzel
2004: Smith
2005: Hartigan
2006: Posluszny
2007: Cramer
2008: Tebow
2009: Tebow
2010: McElroy
2011: Luck
2012: Jones
2013: Ikard
2014: Zenner
2015: Wentz
2016: McCaffrey
2017: Walls
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Steve Tensi (1966)
Marty Domres (1969–1970)
Dan Fouts (1973–1987)
Wayne Clark (1973)
Johnny Unitas (1973)
Jesse Freitas (1974–1975)
Virgil Carter (1975)
Clint Longley (1976)
James Harris (1977–1978)
Cliff Olander (1977)
Ed Luther (1983–1984)
Mark Herrmann (1985–1987)
Tom Flick (1986)
Rick Neuheisel (1987)
Mike Kelley (1987)
Mark Malone (1988)
Babe Laufenberg (1988)
Mark Vlasic (1988, 1990)
Jim McMahon (1989)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1989–1990)
John Friesz (1990–1991, 1993)
Stan Humphries (1992–1997)
Bob Gagliano (1992)
Gale Gilbert (1994–1995)
Sean Salisbury (1996)
Craig Whelihan (1997–1998)
Jim Everett (1997)
Ryan Leaf (1998, 2000)
Jim Harbaugh (1999–2000)
Erik Kramer (1999)
Moses Moreno (2000)
Doug Flutie (2001, 2003–2004)
Drew Brees (2002–2005)
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Gary Cuozzo (1967)
Billy Kilmer (1967–1970)
Karl Sweetan (1968)
Ronnie Lee South (1968)
Edd Hargett (1970–1971)
Archie Manning (1971–1975, 1977–1981)
Bobby Scott (1973–1974, 1976–1977, 1981)
Larry Cipa (1974–1975)
Bobby Douglass (1976–1977)
Dave Wilson (1981, 1983–1986)
Ken Stabler (1982–1983)
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Richard Todd (1984)
Bobby Hebert (1985–1989, 1991–1992)
John Fourcade (1987, 1989–1990)
Steve Walsh (1990–1991, 1993)
Wade Wilson (1993)
Mike Buck (1993)
Jim Everett (1994–1996)
Doug Nussmeier (1996–1997)
Heath Shuler (1997)
Billy Joe Hobert (1997–1999)
Danny Wuerffel (1997–1998)
Kerry Collins (1998)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1998–1999)
Jake Delhomme (1999)
Jeff Blake (2000)
Aaron Brooks (2000–2005)
Todd Bouman (2005)
Drew Brees (2006–present)
Mark Brunell (2009)
Luke McCown (2015)
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Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award winners
1963: Martin
1964: Moore
1965: Brodie
1966: Bass
1967-1997: No award given
1998: Flutie
1999: Young
2000: Johnson
2001: Hearst
2002: Maddox
2003: Kitna
2004: Brees
2005: Bruschi & Smith
2006: Pennington
2007: Ellis
2008: Pennington
2009: Brady
2010: Vick
2011: Stafford
2012: Manning
2013: Rivers
2014: Gronkowski
2015: Berry
2016: Nelson
2017: Allen
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Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
1970: Unitas
1971: Hadl
1972: Lanier
1973: Dawson
1974: Blanda
1975: Anderson
1976: Harris
1977: Payton
1978: Staubach
1979: Greene
1980: Carmichael
1981: Swann
1982: Theismann
1983: Benirschke
1984: Lyons
1985: Stephenson
1986: Williams
1987: Duerson
1988: Largent
1989: Moon
1990: Singletary
1991: Muñoz
1992: Elway
1993: Thomas
1994: Seau
1995: Esiason
1996: Green
1997: Aikman
1998: Marino
1999: Carter
2000: Flanigan & Brooks
2001: Bettis
2002: Vincent
2003: Shields
2004: Dunn
2005: P. Manning
2006: Brees & Tomlinson
2007: Taylor
2008: Warner
2009: Waters
2010: Williams
2011: Birk
2012: Witten
2013: Tillman
2014: Davis
2015: Boldin
2016: Fitzgerald & E. Manning
2017: Watt
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Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award winners
1972: Brown
1973: Simpson
1974: Stabler
1975: Tarkenton
1976: Jones
1977: Payton
1978: Campbell
1979: Campbell
1980: Campbell
1981: Anderson
1982: Fouts
1983: Theismann
1984: Marino
1985: Allen
1986: Dickerson
1987: Rice
1988: Craig
1989: Montana
1990: Moon
1991: Thomas
1992: Young
1993: Rice
1994: Sanders
1995: Favre
1996: Davis
1997: Sanders
1998: Davis
1999: Faulk
2000: Faulk
2001: Faulk
2002: Holmes
2003: Lewis
2004: Manning
2005: Alexander
2006: Tomlinson
2007: Brady
2008: Brees
2009: Johnson
2010: Brady
2011: Brees
2012: Peterson
2013: Manning
2014: Murray
2015: Newton
2016: Ryan
2017: Gurley
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Bert Bell Award winners
1959: Unitas
1960: Van Brocklin
1961: Hornung
1962: Robustelli
1963: J. Brown
1964: Unitas
1965: Retzlaff
1966: Meredith
1967: Unitas
1968: Kelly
1969: Gabriel
1970: Blanda
1971: Staubach
1972: L. Brown
1973: Simpson
1974: Olsen
1975: Tarkenton
1976: Stabler
1977: Griese
1978: Bradshaw
1979: Campbell
1980: Jaworski
1981: Anderson
1982: Theismann
1983: Riggins
1984: Marino
1985: Payton
1986: Taylor
1987: Rice
1988: Cunningham
1989: Montana
1990: Cunningham
1991: Sanders
1992: Young
1993: Smith
1994: Young
1995: Favre
1996: Favre
1997: Sanders
1998: Cunningham
1999: Warner
2000: Gannon
2001: Faulk
2002: Gannon
2003: Manning
2004: Manning
2005: Alexander
2006: Tomlinson
2007: Brady
2008: Peterson
2009: Brees
2010: Vick
2011: Rodgers
2012: Peterson
2013: Manning
2014: Watt
2015: Newton
2016: Ryan
2017: Wentz
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Bart Starr Award winners
1989: Largent
1990: Munoz
1991: Singletary
1992: White
1993: Byrd
1994: Moon
1995: Carter
1996: J. Slater
1997: Green
1998: Fryar & Jones
1999: Robinson
2000: Williams
2001: Matthews
2002: Woodson
2003: Dilfer
2004: Brooks
2005: Vincent
2006: Martin
2007: Lynch
2008: Tomlinson
2009: Dunn
2010: Warner
2011: Brees
2012: Fletcher
2013: Witten
2014: Rodgers
2015: Manning
2016: Davis
2017: M. Slater
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"Whizzer" White NFL Man of the Year Award winners
1967: Starr
1968: W. Davis
1969: Meador
1970: Sayers
1971: Alexander
1972: May
1973: Russell
1974: Little
1975: Bleier
1976: Hart
1977: Alzado
1978: A. Manning
1979: Staubach
1980: Upshaw
1981: Houston
1982: Harris
1983: Dieken
1984: Benirschke
1985: Williams
1986: Moore
1987: Martin
1988: Cherry
1989: Singletary
1990: Newsome
1991: Kenn
1992: R. White
1993: Lowery
1994: Kelso
1995: Thomas
1996: Brooks
1997: Zorich
1998: Nickerson
1999: Carter
2000: Pelfrey
2001: McCrary
2002: Brunell
2003: Vincent
2004: Brooks
2005: P. Manning
2006: McNair
2007: Lynch
2008: Dunn
2009: Dawkins
2010: Asomugha
2011: Richardson
2012: Brees
2013: Batch
2014: Boldin
2015: Greenway
2016: T. Davis
2017: Jenkins
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New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV champions
3 John Carney
5 Garrett Hartley
6 Thomas Morstead
9 Drew Brees (MVP)
10 Chase Daniel
11 Mark Brunell
12 Marques Colston
13 Rod Harper
14 D'Juan Woods
15 Courtney Roby
16 Lance Moore
17 Robert Meachem
19 Devery Henderson
20 Randall Gay
21 Mike Bell
22 Tracy Porter
23 Pierre Thomas
24 Leigh Torrence
25 Reggie Bush
26 Deuce McAllister
27 Malcolm Jenkins
28 Usama Young
29 Glenn Sharpe
30 Lynell Hamilton
31 Pierson Prioleau
32 Jabari Greer
35 Reggie Jones
36 Kyle Eckel
37 Chip Vaughn
38 Greg Fassitt
39 Chris Reis
41 Roman Harper
42 Darren Sharper
44 Heath Evans
46 Marcus Mailei
50 Marvin Mitchell
51 Jonathan Vilma
52 Jonathan Casillas
53 Mark Simoneau
54 Troy Evans
55 Scott Fujita
56 Jo-Lonn Dunbar
57 Jason Kyle
58 Scott Shanle
59 Anthony Waters
60 Nick Leckey
63 Marlon Favorite
64 Zach Strief
66 Earl Heyman
67 Jamar Nesbit
69 Anthony Hargrove
70 Jammal Brown
71 Kendrick Clancy
72 Tim Duckworth
73 Jahri Evans
74 Jermon Bushrod
75 Na'Shan Goddard
76 Jonathan Goodwin
77 Carl Nicks
78 Jon Stinchcomb
79 Jermey Parnell
80 Darnell Dinkins
82 Tyler Lorenzen
83 Billy Miller
84 Tory Humphrey
85 David Thomas
87 Adrian Arrington
88 Jeremy Shockey
89 Dan Campbell
90 DeMario Pressley
91 Will Smith
92 Remi Ayodele
93 Bobby McCray
94 Charles Grant
95 Rodney Leisle
96 Paul Spicer
97 Jeff Charleston
98 Sedrick Ellis
99 Stanley Arnoux
Head coach: Sean Payton
Coaches: Dennis Allen
Adam Bailey
Charles Byrd
Pete Carmichael, Jr.
Mike Cerrullo
Dan Dalrymple
Bret Ingalls
Bill Johnson
Curtis Johnson
Travis Jones
Aaron Kromer
Joe Lombardi
Terry Malone
Mike Mallory
Terry McMahon
Tony Oden
Greg McMahon
Carter Sheridan
Joe Vitt
Blake Williams
Gregg Williams
Adam Zimmer
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Super Bowl champion starting quarterbacks
I: Starr
II: Starr
III: Namath
IV: Dawson
V: Unitas
VI: Staubach
VII: Griese
VIII: Griese
IX: Bradshaw
X: Bradshaw
XI: Stabler
XII: Staubach
XIII: Bradshaw
XIV: Bradshaw
XV: Plunkett
XVI: Montana
XVII: Theismann
XVIII: Plunkett
XIX: Montana
XX: McMahon
XXI: Simms
XXII: Williams
XXIII: Montana
XXIV: Montana
XXV: Hostetler
XXVI: Rypien
XXVII: Aikman
XXVIII: Aikman
XXIX: Young
XXX: Aikman
XXXI: Favre
XXXII: Elway
XXXIII: Elway
XXXIV: Warner
XXXV: Dilfer
XXXVI: Brady
XXXVII: Johnson
XXXVIII: Brady
XXXIX: Brady
XL: Roethlisberger
XLI: P. Manning
XLII: E. Manning
XLIII: Roethlisberger
XLIV: Brees
XLV: Rodgers
XLVI: E. Manning
XLVII: Flacco
XLVIII: Wilson
XLIX: Brady
50: P. Manning
LI: Brady
LII: Foles
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Super Bowl MVP Award
I: Starr
II: Starr
III: Namath
IV: Dawson
V: Howley
VI: Staubach
VII: Scott
VIII: Csonka
IX: Harris
X: Swann
XI: Biletnikoff
XII : Martin & White
XIII: Bradshaw
XIV: Bradshaw
XV: Plunkett
XVI: Montana
XVII: Riggins
XVIII: Allen
XIX: Montana
XX: Dent
XXI: Simms
XXII: Williams
XXIII: Rice
XXIV: Montana
XXV: Anderson
XXVI: Rypien
XXVII: Aikman
XXVIII: E. Smith
XXIX: Young
XXX: Brown
XXXI: Howard
XXXII: Davis
XXXIII: Elway
XXXIV: Warner
XXXV: Lewis
XXXVI: Brady
XXXVII: Jackson
XXXVIII: Brady
XXXIX: Branch
XL: Ward
XLI: P. Manning
XLII: E. Manning
XLIII: Holmes
XLIV: Brees
XLV: Rodgers
XLVI: E. Manning
XLVII: Flacco
XLVIII: M. Smith
XLIX: Brady
50: Miller
LI: Brady
LII: Foles
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FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year
Air
2003: Manning
2004: Manning
2005: Palmer
2006: Brees
2007: Favre
2008: Brees
2009: Brees
2010: Rodgers
2011: Brees
2012: Manning
2013: Manning
2014: Rodgers
2015: Palmer
2016: Ryan
2017: Wentz
Ground
2003: Green
2004: Martin
2005: Alexander
2006: Tomlinson
2007: Taylor
2008: Peterson
2009: Johnson
2010: Charles
2011: McCoy
2012: Peterson
2013: McCoy
2014: Bell
2015: Peterson
2016: Elliott
2017: Gurley
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NFL annual passing yards leaders
1932: Herber
1933: Newman
1934: Herber
1935: Danowski
1936: Herber
1937: Baugh
1938: Parker
1939: O'Brien
1940: Baugh
1941: Isbell
1942: Isbell
1943: Luckman
1944: Comp
1945: Luckman
1946: Luckman
1947: Baugh
1948: Baugh
1949: Lujack
1950: Layne
1951: Layne
1952: Graham
1953: Graham
1954: Van Brocklin
1955: Finks
1956: Rote
1957: Unitas
1958: Wade
1959: Unitas
1960: Unitas
1961: Jurgensen
1962: Jurgensen
1963: Unitas
1964: Johnson
1965: Brodie
1966: Jurgensen
1967: Jurgensen
1968: Brodie
1969: Jurgensen
1970: Brodie
1971: Hadl
1972: Namath
1973: Gabriel
1974: Anderson
1975: Anderson
1976: Jones
1977: Ferguson
1978: Tarkenton
1979: Fouts
1980: Fouts
1981: Fouts
1982: Fouts
1983: Dickey
1984: Marino
1985: Marino
1986: Marino
1987: Lomax
1988: Marino
1989: Majkowski
1990: Moon
1991: Moon
1992: Marino
1993: Elway
1994: Bledsoe
1995: Favre
1996: Brunell
1997: George
1998: Favre
1999: Beuerlein
2000: Manning
2001: Warner
2002: Gannon
2003: Manning
2004: Culpepper
2005: Brady
2006: Brees
2007: Brady
2008: Brees
2009: Schaub
2010: Rivers
2011: Brees
2012: Brees
2013: Manning
2014: Brees & Roethlisberger
2015: Brees
2016: Brees
2017: Brady
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1932: Herber
1933: Newman
1934: Herber
1935: Danowski
1936: Herber
1937: Masterson
1938: Monnett
1939: Filchock
1940: Baugh
1941: Isbell
1942: Isbell
1943: Luckman
1944: Filchock
1945: Luckman & Waterfield
1946: Luckman & Waterfield
1947: Baugh
1948: Thompson
1949: Lujack
1950: Ratterman
1951: Layne
1952: Finks & Graham
1953: Thomason
1954: Burk
1955: Rote & Tittle
1956: Rote
1957: Unitas
1958: Unitas
1959: Unitas
1960: Unitas
1961: Jurgensen
1962: Tittle
1963: Tittle
1964: Ryan
1965: Brodie
1966: Ryan
1967: Jurgensen
1968: Morrall
1969: Gabriel
1970: Brodie
1971: Hadl
1972: Kilmer & Namath
1973: Gabriel & Staubach
1974: Stabler
1975: Ferguson & Tarkenton
1976: Stabler
1977: Griese
1978: Bradshaw
1979: Grogan & Sipe
1980: Bartkowski
1981: Fouts
1982: Bradshaw, Fouts & Montana
1983: Dickey
1984: Marino
1985: Marino
1986: Marino
1987: Montana
1988: Everett
1989: Everett
1990: Moon
1991: Kelly
1992: Young
1993: Young
1994: Young
1995: Favre
1996: Favre
1997: Favre
1998: Young
1999: Warner
2000: Culpepper & Manning
2001: Warner
2002: Brady
2003: Favre
2004: Manning
2005: Palmer
2006: Manning
2007: Brady
2008: Brees & Rivers
2009: Brees
2010: Brady
2011: Brees
2012: Brees
2013: Manning
2014: Luck
2015: Brady
2016: Rodgers
2017: Wilson
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Ray Mallouf
Sammy Baugh
Len Dawson
Y. A. Tittle
Frank Ryan
Sonny Jurgensen
Joe Namath
Johnny Unitas
Don Meredith
Craig Morton (2)
Fran Tarkenton
Daryle Lamonica
Dick Shiner
Bob Lee
James Harris
Ken Anderson
Jim Hart
Dan Fouts
Scott Hunter
Terry Bradshaw
Steve Grogan
Brian Sipe
Bob Griese
Vince Evans
Dave Krieg (2)
Steve Bartkowski
Ken O'Brien (2)
Steve Young
Joe Montana
Rich Gannon
Bobby Hebert
Mick Buck
Drew Bledsoe
Craig Erickson
Chris Chandler
Jeff Blake
Kurt Warner (3)
Peyton Manning (4)
Doug Flutie
Kerry Collins
Chad Pennington
Trent Green
Ben Roethlisberger (3)
Donovan McNabb
Tom Brady (2)
Eli Manning
Drew Brees
Robert Griffin III
Nick Foles
Alex Smith
Geno Smith
Marcus Mariota
Ryan Tannehill
Kirk Cousins
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1931: Pepper Martin
1932: Gene Sarazen
1933: Carl Hubbell
1934: Dizzy Dean
1935: Joe Louis
1936: Jesse Owens
1937: Don Budge
1938: Don Budge
1939: Nile Kinnick
1940: Tom Harmon
1941: Joe DiMaggio
1942: Frank Sinkwich
1943: Gunder Hägg
1944: Byron Nelson
1945: Byron Nelson
1946: Glenn Davis
1947: Johnny Lujack
1948: Lou Boudreau
1949: Leon Hart
1950: Jim Konstanty
1951: Dick Kazmaier
1952: Bob Mathias
1953: Ben Hogan
1954: Willie Mays
1955: Howard Cassady
1956: Mickey Mantle
1957: Ted Williams
1958: Herb Elliott
1959: Ingemar Johansson
1960: Rafer Johnson
1961: Roger Maris
1962: Maury Wills
1963: Sandy Koufax
1964: Don Schollander
1965: Sandy Koufax
1966: Frank Robinson
1967: Carl Yastrzemski
1968: Denny McLain
1969: Tom Seaver
1970: George Blanda
1971: Lee Trevino
1972: Mark Spitz
1973: O. J. Simpson
1974: Muhammad Ali
1975: Fred Lynn
1976: Bruce Jenner
1977: Steve Cauthen
1978: Ron Guidry
1979: Willie Stargell
1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1981: John McEnroe
1982: Wayne Gretzky
1983: Carl Lewis
1984: Carl Lewis
1985: Dwight Gooden
1986: Larry Bird
1987: Ben Johnson
1988: Orel Hershiser
1989: Joe Montana
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Michael Jordan
1993: Michael Jordan
1994: George Foreman
1995: Cal Ripken Jr.
1996: Michael Johnson
1997: Tiger Woods
1998: Mark McGwire
1999: Tiger Woods
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Barry Bonds
2002: Lance Armstrong
2003: Lance Armstrong
2004: Lance Armstrong
2005: Lance Armstrong
2006: Tiger Woods
2007: Tom Brady
2008: Michael Phelps
2009: Jimmie Johnson
2010: Drew Brees
2011: Aaron Rodgers
2012: Michael Phelps
2013: LeBron James
2014: Madison Bumgarner
2015: Stephen Curry
2016: LeBron James
2017: José Altuve
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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
1954: Roger Bannister
1955: Johnny Podres
1956: Bobby Morrow
1957: Stan Musial
1958: Rafer Johnson
1959: Ingemar Johansson
1960: Arnold Palmer
1961: Jerry Lucas
1962: Terry Baker
1963: Pete Rozelle
1964: Ken Venturi
1965: Sandy Koufax
1966: Jim Ryun
1967: Carl Yastrzemski
1968: Bill Russell
1969: Tom Seaver
1970: Bobby Orr
1971: Lee Trevino
1972: Billie Jean King & John Wooden
1973: Jackie Stewart
1974: Muhammad Ali
1975: Pete Rose
1976: Chris Evert
1977: Steve Cauthen
1978: Jack Nicklaus
1979: Terry Bradshaw & Willie Stargell
1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
1981: Sugar Ray Leonard
1982: Wayne Gretzky
1983: Mary Decker
1984: Edwin Moses & Mary Lou Retton
1985: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986: Joe Paterno
1987: Bob Bourne, Judi Brown King, Kipchoge Keino, Dale Murphy, Chip Rives, Patty Sheehan, Rory Sparrow, & Reggie Williams
1988: Orel Hershiser
1989: Greg LeMond
1990: Joe Montana
1991: Michael Jordan
1992: Arthur Ashe
1993: Don Shula
1994: Bonnie Blair & Johann Olav Koss
1995: Cal Ripken Jr.
1996: Tiger Woods
1997: Dean Smith
1998: Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa
1999: U.S. Women's Soccer Team
2000: Tiger Woods
2001: Curt Schilling & Randy Johnson
2002: Lance Armstrong
2003: David Robinson & Tim Duncan
2004: Boston Red Sox
2005: Tom Brady
2006: Dwyane Wade
2007: Brett Favre
2008: Michael Phelps
2009: Derek Jeter
2010: Drew Brees
2011: Mike Krzyzewski & Pat Summitt
2012: LeBron James
2013: Peyton Manning
2014: Madison Bumgarner
2015: Serena Williams
2016: LeBron James
2017: José Altuve & J. J. Watt
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