Quarterback New Orleans Saints Drew Brees led his team to the 16-0 season which ended with the team’s first Super Bowl victory. One of several quarterbacks that proves its value that leads the team to sign it to a 5 -year contract in 2010 worth $ 100 million. Contracts include $ 22 million in incentives and $ 20 million are guaranteed in injury cases. The salary is $ 20 million per year. The agreement was an extension of the six -year agreement which he signed with the team in 2006 after being traded from the San Diego Chargers. Brees has been in the league for 13 years after being recruited in 2001 to debut with the San Diego Chargers. He signed a 4 -year contract worth $ 3.6 million in 2001.
TouchDowns Interceptions Yards Efforts to Complete 3 3 679 81 52 New Orleans Saints Against Kansas City
Drew Brees was born in Dallas Texas. His parents are true football fans who named him after the wide recipient Dallas Cowboys Drew Pearson. His uncle was the initial quarterback of America for Texas Longhorn College and his father Chip was a basketball player for Texas A&M before becoming a prominent lawyer. Football and athletic become natural for Brees who played for Little League at the age of 5 years. Extraordinary high school career that attracts the attention of NFL and college surveillance. Brees was chosen as the most valuable Grah School of Texas High School 5A players in 1996 and led the Westlake High School soccer team to the 16-0 record and the state championship.
Drew received a full lecture scholarship for Purdue University before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in industrial management. The four -year ownership of Brees in schools is filled with national recognition, records and awards. As a senior, Brees has been named an academic player of All-America this year. He won the Maxwell Award as an extraordinary country in 2000 and won the NCAA’s Top VIII Award today as a member of the 2001 class. He almost won the Heisman Trophy who placed fourth in 1999 and third in 2000. Brees also tied a NCAA note with the longest bait with the longest bait There was once (99 yard), for the recipient of Vinny Sutherland.
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Because of his extraordinary lecture notes, he was predicted to be the number 1 choice in 2001 NFL Draft. But because of his height on 6 feet, most of the recruiters were worried that he was chosen second by the San Diego Charger. He married his wife Brittany Dudchenko in 2003. They had three children with Callen, Baylen, and Bowen. Forbes placed him number 5 on the list of their highest annual payment athletes right above Aaron Rodgers. In 2013 he received $ 53 million with a support of $ 11 million. Today’s net wealth is $ 120 million.