Photo by Ben Hershey on Unsplash FACESCareer 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: 34The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsKatie MalespinaLatest posts by Katie Malespina (see all) 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 Career Highlights of NFL Star Quarterback Drew Brees - March 15, 2021 Related Topicscareer highlightsDrew BreesFootballquaterbackthe saints Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 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 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019More in FACES You Know I’m Right, Episode 105: Jimmy Korderas On Wrestlemania 37 (Audio/Video)On the 105th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined once... NFL Legend Drew Brees Takes on a New Hobby After RetirementDrew Brees Tries eFoiling: Drew Brees has been playing for the NFL since 2001... You Know I’m Right, Episode 104: Z100’s Skeery Jones (Audio/Video)On the 104th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 103: Baseball Columnist Jayson Stark (Audio/Video)On the 103rd 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)