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Brees at the Saints' Super Bowl Champions Parade
Quarterback
Date of birth: (1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 33)
Place of birth: Austin, Texas
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
High school: Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College: Purdue
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Debuted in 2001 for the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers (2001–2005) New Orleans Saints (2006–present)
Roster status: Unrestricted FA (Franchise Tag)
6× Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 4× All-Pro (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) Super Bowl champion (XLIV) Super Bowl MVP (XLIV) 2× AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2011) 2× NFC MVP (2008, 2009) 3× NFC Offensive Player of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009) 4× FedEx Air Player of the Year Award (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award (2004) AP Male Athlete of the Year (2010) Sportsman of the Year (2010) Bert Bell Award (2009) All-time single season passing yard leader (5,476) Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2006) Other College Awards and Honors Franchise Records
TD–INT 281-146 Passing yards 40,742 QB Rating 94.0 Passing Attempts 5,479 Completions 3,613 Completion Percentage 65.9% Stats at NFL.com

Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees (/ˈbriːs/; born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.

Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in his career – with the Chargers in 2004 and the Saints in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2004, the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008, and the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV. He was also selected by voters to appear on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 11. Sports Illustrated named him as its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.

Brees holds the single-season record for most passing yards in a single season, with 5,476 yards passing during the 2011 season.