Drew Brees Wiki Biography

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Drew Brees Wiki | Drew Brees Biography | Drew Brees Wikipedia

Andrew Christopher “Drew” Brees ( born January 15, 1979) is the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of theNational Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football atPurdue.

Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl four times in his career – with the Chargers in 2004 and the Saints in 2006, 2008, and 2009. He was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. He was also selected by voters to appear on the cover of Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 11.

College career

Brees graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Industrial Management. He left Purdue with Big Ten Conference records in passing yards (11,792), touchdown passes (90), total offensive yards (12,693), completions (1,026), and attempts (1,678). He led the Boilermakers to the 2001 Rose Bowl, Purdue’s first appearance there since 1967. In the game 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 and won the NCAA’s Today’s Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2001. Brees was also fourth in Heisman Trophy voting in 1999 and third in 2000.

As a senior, Brees was named the Academic All-America Player of Year, the first Purdue player since Bruce Brineman (1989) to earn national academic honors. Brees also was awarded Purdue’s Leonard Wilson Award for unselfishness and dedication.