Drew Brees
American football player and television analyst (born 1979)
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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.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Austin, Texas[1][2] | January 15, 1979||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Westlake (Austin, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Retired | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
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Sources
change- ↑ "Former Cowboys fan Drew Brees has 'extra motivation' this week". SportsDay. December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD3R-1KW
- ↑ "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.")
Other websites
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