etonline.com
75%
679
Drew Brees Retires After 20 NFL Seasons: 'This Is Not Goodbye, Rather a New Beginning'
A post shared by Drew Brees (@drewbrees)Brees departs the NFL as one of the most accomplished signal-callers in league history. A second-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 2001, the Purdue product hangs up the cleats as the NFL's all-time leader in career passing yards, completions and completion percentage, not to mention five All-Pro honors, two Offensive Player of the Year awards and the Super Bowl XLIV MVP. «When I was hired by the Saints as a head coach in 2006, the very first goal was to establish a functional and winning culture,» Saints coach Sean Payton wrote in a statement, via Nick Underhill.
