Drew Brees Bio

Our favorite champion, Drew Brees was born on 15 January 1979. The former player in the NFL played as a quarterback for most of his career.

Drew Brees in a file photo (image credits: Instagram/drewbrees)
By Sujata Sharda | Jul 14, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Our favorite champion, Drew Brees was born on 15 January 1979. The former player in the NFL played as a quarterback for most of his career. The 43-year-old Drew played in the New Orleans Saints for most of his career.  The athlete has won many championships and records in the past. He has won a super bowl championship and MVP award in the past. Drew Brees was born in Dallas, Texas. He went to Purdue college and got drafted in the 2001 NFL drafts. The San Diego Chargers drafted him, he played there for almost 4 years and then moved to the New Orleans Saints. He was there in the New Orleans Saints from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, Drew took retirement from National Football League. After his retirement, he played the role of an analyst on NBC Sunday night football. 

Drew Brees’s debut season

Drew was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL drafts. Before that, he played college football at Purdue. The player had successful gameplay in college and that led to his selection in the NFL drafts. He played his first match against the Kansas city chiefs. But, unfortunately, this game was Drew’s lone game as his rookie game. The player again came in 2002, with great enthusiasm and technique he finished the season with good statistics on the board. Overall, his rookie games were phenomenal and breathtaking as a quarterback.

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Drew Brees’s notable statistics

The game statistics of the player are as follows:

Passing Completions7,142
Passing attempts10,551
Passing yards80,358
Completion percentage67.7

Drew Brees’s networth

Drew has a networth of about $120 million. The player has served in the NFL for more than 20 years. Drew moved to the New Orleans Saints after the 2005 season. He was in the San Diego Chargers for the early part of his career. The player signed his first contract with the San Diego chargers in 2001, this contract was worth $3 million, and this contract had an average salary of $900,000. He signed another contract in 2005, worth $8 million which lasted for just a year. After moving to the Saints, Drew signed his first contract with them in 2006 worth $60 million. Drew Brees’s last contract was signed in 2020 which was worth $50 million and has an average salary of $25 million. Other than that, Brees is a fan of luxury cars and has a big house in New Orleans.

Drew Brees’s Brand Endorsements

The player has collaborated with many brands. The list is given below, let’s take a look at it.

  • Nike
  • Microsoft
  • Pepsico
  • Proctor and Gamble

Drew Brees’s Wife

Drew Brees is committed. He is married to his lady love Brittany Brees. Both of them fall in love and decided to get married. Brittany is a model and a philanthropist. She was born in Syracuse, Indiana. They both attended the same University in Purdue and therefore met each other. The couple fall in love and started dating each other while they were in college. Brittany is involved with her husband’s foundation, the Brees Dream Foundation. The foundation aims to uplift underprivileged children and cancer patients. Drew and Brittany have four beautiful kids together. The couple is blessed with 3 sons, namely Baylen, Bowen, and Callen. Their youngest child is their daughter who was born in 2014, her name is Rylen. The entire family of six lives happily in New Orleans. Brittany is not very active on social media. She hardly posts anything. Brittany and Drew got married in 2003, the couple has been happily married for 18 years.





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