Sports Illustrated Drew Brees: Celebrating a New Orleans Legend [Hardcover]

Celebrating a New Orleans icon and one of football’s most beloved superstars
 
Drew Brees describes his arrival in New Orleans as “a calling.” Following a catastrophic shoulder injury and a handful of years with the San Diego Chargers, Brees hit the ground running with the Saints, leading the team to the playoffs in his very first season and building toward the ultimate prize: the franchise’s first ever Super Bowl title.

By the time he hung up his cleats in 2021, the Saints QB had won 172 games as a starting quarterback, led the NFL in passing yards seven times, and fashioned more than 50 game-winning drives. He won the 2004 Comeback Player of the Year award and was named to 13 Pro Bowls.

These moments and memories are collected inDrew Brees: A Tribute to the Saint of New Orleans, a fully illustrated gift book commemorating the 20-year career of one of the most beloved Saints players in history.

Featuring more than 100 photographs and unparalleled written coverage from the pages ofSports Illustrated™, this new volume provides readers a complete portrait of the ultimate team player whose impact on the Saints franchise cannot be overstated—from his earliest days in New Orleans to the euphoria of Super Bowl XLIV and beyond.

This commemorative book also featuresSI’s best written coverage of Brees’s career, including pieces by Tim Layden, Greg Bishop, and more.Sports Illustrated, the most respected voice in sports journalism, is a multimedia sports brand that takes the consumer into the heart and soul of sports.
*Drew Brees, the most beloved New Orleans Saints player of his generation, is announced his retirement from the NFL in 2021, beginning the countdown to his certain induction into the Hall of Fame.
*Brees made 13 Pro Bowls, won the 2004 Comeback Player of the Year award and won 172 games as lS·