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Drew Brees is a former American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the NLF for most of his career. Additionally, Drew Brees has the second-highest career completion percentage in the NFL, as well as ranking second in career touchdown passes, passing yards, completions, and pass attempts. In 2020, he retired and joined NBC Sunday Night Football as an analyst.
Early life
Drew Christopher Brees better known as Drew Brees was born on January 15, 1979 in Dallas, Texas, in the United States of America. From now on, he is 43 years and is a citizen of the United States.
Furthermore, his zodiac sign is Capricorn and his ethnicity is unknown. Talking about his parents, he is the son of Eugene Wilson Brees II (father) and Mina Brees (mother).
Both of his parents worked in a law firm where his father was a trial lawyer and his mother was a popular lawyer. She has two siblings whose names are Audrey and Reid Brees. When Drew was seven years old, his parents divorced.
Caption: Drew Brees posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
He attended St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, where he is interested in three sports: basketball, baseball and soccer.
However, he was more interested in football, where he led the ‘Westlake High School football team to a 16-0 victory and a state championship. Subsequently, he enrolled at Purdue University and graduated in Industrial Management in 2001.
Awards
As an NFL player, he has earned several awards and nominations. He was a finalist for the ‘Davey O’Brien Award’ in 1999. He earned the Maxwell Award for ‘Nation’s Most Outstanding Player’ the following year.
During his NCAA football career, he received the ‘Big Ten Medal of Honor’ three times. Additionally, the university awarded him the ‘Purdue Leonard Wilson Award’ for his dedication and altruism.
He was also inducted into the ‘Purdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame’ in 2009.
Additionally, in 2010, US President Barack Obama appointed him co-chairman of the Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Council along with gymnast Dominique Dawes. Drew Brees has earned a huge sum of money throughout his career.
body measurement
Drew Brees is 6 feet tall and weighs around 95 kg and has blue eyes and light brown hair. Furthermore, there is no more detailed information about Drew’s other body measurements.
Career
Talking about his professional career, he started playing with the ‘San Diego Chargers’ when he was chosen in the 2001 NFL Draft. Furthermore, he debuted against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 4, 2001.
In the 2004 season, he played 15 games and managed to help his team to a 12-4 victory. The team won the AFC West tournament after a decade and he was an obvious choice for the 2004 Pro Bowl.
In 2005, he tore his labrum and underwent surgery. When the San Diego Chargers did not increase his pay, he joined the other team and signed a six-year, $60 million contract on March 14, 2006.
Caption: Drew works as a sports commentator for NBC Sport (Source: Instagram)
Additionally, his team managed to claim the NFC South Division title after the team battled the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe. He was selected as the starting quarterback for the ‘2007 Pro Bowl’ after accumulating 4,418 passing yards and 26 touchdowns.
In 2008, he finished with 5,069 yards, making him just the second quarterback in NFL history to do so.
His outstanding performance during his six-year contract secured him an extension, and on July 13, 2012, the ‘New Orleans Saints’ offered him a five-year contract worth $100 million, the highest amount ever paid to an NFL player.
On October 4, 2015, he completed an impressive 80-yard touchdown throw to CJ Spiller, which helped the team win the game 26-20 against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Later that year, in just 215 games, he surpassed the 60,000-yard mark. He had a 96-game winning streak with uninterrupted 300-yard games that year.
He finished the 2016 season with a completion percentage of 70%, however, with his excellent performance of 5,208 passing yards, his team failed to make the playoffs. In 2020 he announced his retirement and joined NBC Sunday Night Football as an analyst.
Drew Brees – Net worth 2023
As of now, he has an estimated net worth of $120 million as an NFL player.
civil status
Caption: Drew with his wife Brittany and their children (Source: Instagram)
Drew Brees is a married man. He married Brittany Dudchenko on February 3, 2003. The couple has four children whose names are Baylen Robert Brees, Bowen Christopher Brees, Callen Christian Brees, and Rylen Judith Brees.
As of now, Drew Brees is not part of any controversy or involved in rumors. Aside from them, he focuses on his career as an NFL player.
Drew Brees – Social Networks
On his Facebook he has more than 1.9 million followers and on his Instagram he has more than 1.8 million followers. Furthermore, he has more than 3.1 million followers.
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