Drew Brees

• San Diego Chargers (2001-2005)
• New Orleans Saints (since 2006)

• NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award ( 2004)
• 8x Pro Bowl selection (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• 1x All-Pro selection (2006)
• 1x Super Bowl victory (XLIV )
• 1x Super Bowl MVP (XLIV )
• Walter Payton Man of the Year Award ( 2006)
• Bert Bell Award (2009)

Andrew Christopher Brees ( born January 15, 1979 in Austin, Texas) is an American professional American football player at the position of quarterback. He plays for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League ( NFL).

New Orleans Saints

Brees had to be with the Saints in 2006 by then successful year. With 4,418 yards space thanks to his passes, he led the league. He was also at the end of the season third with 26 touchdown passes and a passer rating of 96.2. In 2008, Brees improved several personal records. With 5,069 yards space gain from his passports he missed the NFL record set by Dan Marino only 15 yards. He also threw 34 touchdowns with 17 interceptions and came again to a rating of 96.2. He was elected as the FedEx Air Player of the Year 2008.

After the 2009 season, Brees led the Saints to the first Super Bowl participation of team history. The game, Super Bowl XLIV, in Miami won the Saints with 31:17 against the Indianapolis Colts. Brees was named Super Bowl MVP for this. The magazine Sports Illustrated later elected him Sportsman of the Year in 2010, as the Associated Press.

On December 26, 2011, he broke in the 15th game of the regular season ( in game week 16 of 17) held by Dan Marino since 1984 record for yards thrown in a single season. Brees scored a total of 5,476 yards in the 2011 season. Moreover, he was so among other things to the AP Offensive Player of the Year selected.

On 13 July 2012, Brees and the Saints agreed to a new contract until 2017, at least 60 million U.S. dollars, in the best case brings even 100 million U.S. dollars to the quarterback. That made Brees the highest-paid football player in the history of the NFL.

On September 30 2012 27:28 Brees managed in a loss to the Green Bay Packers the setting The record of Johnny Unitas with 47 consecutive games with at least one pitched touchdown. In these 47 games he scored 114 touchdown passes, Unitas was about 102 times successfully. Brees threw it around 18 yards, for an average of 25.5 yards Unitas, where he had 26 touchdown passes this over 40 and thrown more yards. Matchday 13 of the 2012 season, at the 23:13 - long low against the Falcons Brees threw five interceptions and no touchdown. The series ended after 54 consecutive games with at least a thrown touchdown. In the 54 years in which the record had on hand, succeeded in get hold anyone up to ten games of this brand. At the time of the new cup record Tom Brady was the next tracker with 37 games. Unitas began his series in his 10th NFL game. Another milestone was Brees set in Oakland on November 18, 2012: As the first NFL player, he managed to play in a row a successful pass of at least 20 yards in 100 games.