
His father played basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, and his mother was a former all-state in three sports in high school. īoth of Brees' parents had athletic backgrounds. Representative ( D- TX) Jack English Hightower. They have a younger half-sister, Audrey, from their father's remarriage to Amy Hightower, daughter of the late U.S. Today, he admits that it was a very tough and challenging life after the divorce however, Brees and his younger brother, Reid, supported each other and became very close. When Brees was seven, his parents divorced and shared custody of the boys, who split their time between both parents' homes. He has a younger brother, Reid (born 1981). A Sports Illustrated article stated he was named for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson but in a 2014 interview Brees said this story was "just legend". His grandfather fought in the Battle of Okinawa.
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Sports Illustrated named Brees its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.īrees was born in Austin, Texas, to Eugene Wilson "Chip" Brees II, a prominent trial lawyer, and Mina Ruth (née Akins died 2009), an attorney. He was the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 20, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. He has led the NFL in passing yards a record seven times and in passing touchdowns a record-tying four times. He has passed for over 5,000 yards in a season five times-no other NFL quarterback has done so more than once. In 2012, he broke Johnny Unitas' long-standing record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass. Brees holds the NFL records for career pass completions, career completion percentage, career passing yards, career touchdown passes, third in regular season career passer rating, and fourth in postseason career passer rating. Since joining the Saints, he has led all NFL quarterbacks in touchdowns, passing yards, and 300-yard games. He had immediate success in New Orleans, eventually leading the Saints to their first Super Bowl in Super Bowl XLIV, resulting in a 31–17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
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Nine months after suffering a dislocation in his right shoulder joint and a tear of the labrum and rotator cuff, Brees signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006.
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Brees was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.īrees earned the starting job with the Chargers in 2002 and made the Pro Bowl in 2004. he remains the Big Ten record-holder in several passing categories, including completions (1,026), attempts (1,678), and yards (11,792). He had a successful college football career at Purdue University, he becoming one of the most decorated playersin Purdue and Big Ten Conference history Brees set two NCAA records, 13 Big Ten Conference records, and 19 Purdue University records during his college career.


Highest single-season completion percentage.Highest career completion percentage (74.4%).2× Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (1998, 2000).2x Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award (2012, 2019).Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2006).Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2010).Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2010).2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011).
