sports Drew Brees Retires

[ZiggWheelsManning 7,483]

Well football ponies, we knew this day would come  

 

Drew Brees, NFL's all-time leading passer, retires (yahoo.com)

 

Two decades of throwing the ball in the NFL and 9 playoff wins, Drew Brees has now called it a career.  Retiring from football to commit to his family.  Entering the 2001 NFL Draft.  Playing for the San Diego Chargers and finally the New Orleans Saints, winning a lone Super Bowl championship for the latter in the 2009 NFL season.  Given all the heroics he’s made winning against all 32 teams, achieving 80,358 career yards and 571 career touchdowns, so many heroics.  Unlike some big clunky donning the number 7 jersey wearing "leader of men" NFL quarterback in Pittsburgh who doesn’t know when to quit.  The New Orleans Saints won’t be the same without him.  It’s proud and sad he’s hanging up the heroic number 9 jersey and walking away from the game for good. 

[Props Valroa 26,103]

Oh wow, I haven't been following football really but that is some pretty big news. Tom Brady's Rival on the field retiring?

[DixonTheAdversary 1,631]

Drew Brees was on the cover of my favorite Madden (11), and that's really all I have to say about that. He was a pretty good player, but it was obvious that he was starting to show his age and I think it was time.

13 hours ago, ZiggWheelsManning said:

Unlike some big clunky donning the number 7

For a minute I thought you were talking about Taysom Hill, which I guess would make sense, he isn't exactly starter material and doesn't really deserve the contract he's getting.

[ZiggWheelsManning 7,483]

I was talking about Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers.