Photo by Ben Hershey on Unsplash FACES Career Highlights of NFL Star Quarterback Drew Brees by Katie Malespina March 15, 2021 How Drew Brees Got Started… Drew Brees found his love for football at a young age, and he’s been playing ever since. Brees has a background of athletic family members, his mom played over three different sports in high school and his father played basketball. At Brees’ high school called West Lake in Austin is when Drew really showed off his athleticism. He helped West Lake have an undefeated season in football. In his senior year alone, Brees threw for 3,528 yards and 31 touchdowns, and went 28-0-1 as a starting quarterback. Brees went on to go to Purdue University and set records with 90 touchdowns and 11,792 passing yards, and he later leads Purdue to the Rose Bowl. In 2001, Brees was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the NFL draft. Unfortunately that year, he only played one game. His first NFL career touchdown pass was completed to Freddie Jones, for 20 yards. In 2006, Drew joined the New Orleans Saints, and his career took off even more. In 2008, Drew beat the record for most yards passing in one year at 5,069. Brees led the Saints to Super Bowl XLIV in 2009, and he also won MVP player. Arguably one of the best games of his career was in 2015 against the Giants. In that contest, Brees threw seven touchdown passes. Drew Brees Retires…. Brees had been enjoying his dream job for the last 20 seasons and he decided it’s time to move on to the next chapter in his life. On the Today Show, the future Hall of Famer stated, “I want to be able to look back with incredible memories and knowing that I gave it my absolute best.” Drew has played the game of life as well as he did on the field, and he has no regrets. He has shown the world what he is capable of and we’ll have to wait and see what else he has in store for us. Post Views: 560 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Katie Malespina Latest posts by Katie Malespina (see all) Hideki Matsuyama Becomes First Japanese Man to Win The Masters 2021 - April 13, 2021 NFL Legend Drew Brees Takes on a New Hobby After Retirement - April 7, 2021 Will Michael Jordan’s Exclusive Golf Course Enable Him To Take On The Pros? - March 30, 2021 Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic - March 25, 2021 Related Topicscareer highlightsDrew BreesFootballquaterbackthe saints Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 More in FACES You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Exclusive Interview w/ Kyle J. Andrews, High School Sports Reporter from The Baltimore Sun (VIDEO) The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Sunil Sunder Raj Since July of... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 95: Soccer Commentator Tommy Smyth (Audio/Video) You Know I’m Right, Episode 97: SNY’s Michelle Margaux (Audio/Video)