Drew Brees
American football player and television analyst
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| 2023 | Revealed he can no longer lift his right arm over his shoulder due to a previous shoulder injury from his time with the Chargers. |
| 2022 | Returns to Purdue University as an interim assistant football coach. |
| May 15 2022 | Drew Brees concluded his broadcasting career with NBC Sports, leaving his position as color analyst for Notre Dame games and Football Night in America after one season. |
| 2021 | Works as an analyst on NBC Sunday Night Football following his retirement. |
| June 11 2021 | The Saints placed Brees on their reserve/retired list, formally concluding his NFL career. |
| March 14 2021 | Brees announced his retirement after twenty seasons, exactly 15 years to the day from when he first signed with the New Orleans Saints. |
| February 6 2021 | The Saints renegotiated Brees' contract, reducing his salary to $1.075 million to save salary cap space. |
| 2020 | Completes his final NFL season and retires after 20 seasons of professional football. |
| December 25 2020 | During the game against the Minnesota Vikings, Brees became the first quarterback in history to record 80,000 career passing yards, helping the Saints clinch a fourth straight NFC South title. |
| December 19 2020 | Activated from injured reserve, Brees played against the Kansas City Chiefs and surpassed Anthony Calvillo for first place in career passing yards in any professional outdoor gridiron football league. |
| November 20 2020 | Brees was placed on injured reserve, ruling him out for at least three games. |
| November 15 2020 | Brees left the Saints' Week 10 game against the San Francisco 49ers with multiple broken ribs and a collapsed lung after taking hits during the game. |
| July 2020 | Partnered with Ochsner Health System and donated $5 million through the Brees Dream Foundation to build healthcare centers in Louisiana. |
| June 3 2020 | Controversially stated his opinion about kneeling during the national anthem being disrespectful to the flag, which led to significant backlash from teammates and other athletes. |
| March 17 2020 | Drew Brees signed a two-year, $50 million contract extension with the New Orleans Saints. |
| 2019 | Opened a Walk-On's restaurant in Midland, Texas. |
| 2019 | Brees began the season in a Monday Night Football match against the Houston Texans, throwing for 370 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, leading the Saints to a 30-28 victory. |
| 2019 | Helped wide receiver Michael Thomas break the single-season receptions record with his 144th catch during a game against the Tennessee Titans. |
| 2019 | Partnered with San Diego Surf Sports to help with the local youth sports scene in the San Diego area. |
| 2019 | Earned his 13th career Pro Bowl nomination after Russell Wilson gave up his spot. |
| 2019 | Broke Peyton Manning's record for most career touchdowns during a Monday Night Football game against the Indianapolis Colts, throwing his 540th touchdown pass to Josh Hill. |
| 2019 | Played in the Wild Card Round against the Minnesota Vikings, throwing for 208 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in a 26-20 overtime loss. |
| 2019 | Suffered a torn ligament in his right thumb during a game against the Los Angeles Rams, requiring surgery and causing him to miss several weeks of the season. |
| 2019 | Appeared in 11 games, finishing with 2,979 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and four interceptions, with a 74.34% completion percentage. |
| 2019 | Returned in Week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals, throwing for 373 passing yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in a 31-9 Saints win. |
| 2019 | Set an NFL single-game record with a 96.7% completion percentage rate (29 out of 30 passes) during the game against the Indianapolis Colts. |
| December 2019 | Earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month for December. |
| June 21 2019 | Awarded $6 million in the lawsuit against the San Diego jeweler. |
| March 2019 | Partnered with Brandon Landry to launch a new restaurant called Walk-On's. |
| 2018 | Drew Brees maintained his high-level play, completing 69.2% of passes for 550 yards with a 95.6 passer rating |
| 2018 | Passed Brett Favre for second in career passing touchdowns with a 17-yard touchdown to Michael Thomas in a 51-14 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 10. |
| 2018 | Surpassed Peyton Manning for the NFL's all-time passing yardage record with a 62-yard touchdown pass to Tre'Quan Smith during Monday Night Football against the Washington Redskins in Week 5. |
| 2018 | Became the third quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams by defeating the Baltimore Ravens 24-23. |
| 2018 | Broke Brett Favre's record for career pass completions in Week 3 against the Atlanta Falcons, throwing for 396 yards and three touchdowns, and running for two more scores, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime. |
| 2018 | Became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to reach 500 career touchdown passes during the Baltimore Ravens game. |
| 2018 | Set an NFL record for completion percentage at 74.4%, breaking his previous record of 72.0% set in 2017. |
| 2018 | Ranked eighth by fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players list. |
| November 2018 | Named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, passing for 16 touchdowns to two interceptions. |
| April 2018 | Filed a lawsuit against a San Diego jeweler regarding investment-grade diamonds. |
| March 13 2018 | Drew Brees signed a two-year, $50 million contract extension with the Saints, with $27 million guaranteed. |
| 2017 | Brees and the Saints started the season with a 0-2 record before winning eight consecutive games. |
| 2017 | Set an NFL record with 72.0% completion percentage for the season. |
| 2017 | In the Wild Card Round against the Carolina Panthers, threw for 376 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in a 31-26 victory. |
| 2017 | In the Divisional Round against the Minnesota Vikings, threw for 294 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions in a 29-24 loss. |
| 2017 | Became the third player to amass over 70,000 passing yards in a career in 248 games, the fastest to do so in NFL history. |
| 2017 | Earned his 12th consecutive 4,000-yard season as the Saints won 23-13 against the Atlanta Falcons. |
| 2017 | Led the league in completions (386) and yards per pass attempt (8.1), finishing second in passer rating (103.9). |
| December 19 2017 | Brees was named to his 11th career Pro Bowl. |
| 2016 | Finished the season leading the league in passing yards with 5,208, his fifth 5,000-yard season, and broke his own NFL record with 471 completions. |
| 2016 | Named to his tenth career Pro Bowl and ranked 16th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 list by his peers. |
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