The veteran New Orleans quarterback ended his professional career after 20 seasons
The career of the star strategist of the New Orleans Saints Drew Brees, It ended.
E.Future Hall of Famer quarterback announced his retirement after 20 seasons as a professional, via a video on his Instagram account, with his children.
“After 20 years with the Saints and in the NFL, our dad is finally retiring, so he’ll spend more time with us,” say the three sons and daughter of Brees in the video, where strangely enough the quarterback does not appear, even though they wear jerseys with their No. 9.
Although he waited until almost the start of the new competition year, which will officially take place on March 17, the retirement of Brees was expected since the elimination of Saints last postseason.
Brees ends a successful career with multiple records and a title of Super Bowl
Brees He retires as the all-time leader in passing yards with 80,358 and completes with 7,142, and is second in touchdown passes with 571, behind Tom Brady’s 581, who took the target this season.
In his 20 years as a professional, Brees collected a record of 172-114, the fourth most wins in history for a quarterback, behind Brett Favre (186-112), Peyton Manning (186-79) and Brady (230-69) and in the playoffs he had nine wins.
During the 2009 season, he managed the Saints to his lone Super Bowl, with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Miami and was voted the MVP of that game.
Also, Brees He has been selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times, has an All-Pro roster from the first team and won the 2004 Comeback Player of the Year award, and was the NFL’s leading passer seven times.
Brees was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of Purdue’s 2001 draft and played there until 2005 when he left as a free agent and signed with the Saints
The last game of Brees, who already has an agreement to become a television analyst, was during the defeat of the Saints versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-20, in the National Conference Divisional Round, where he threw 19 completes on 34 passes for just 134 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
At the end of the game, Brees left the field of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and said goodbye to the fans while throwing kisses in the stands.
The career of Brees has been characterized by injuries in recent years and played its last full season in 2017. Last season Brees, missed four games after suffering 11 broken ribs and a punctured lung in the week 10 win over the San Francisco 49ers,
The withdrawal of Brees leave the Saints with a tight fit at the quarterback position, where the only player is under contract Taysom Hill, who was the starter in the absence of BreesAlternately Jameis Winston he is scheduled to become a free agent.