The great Drew Brees is officially being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this Saturday. With that being said, it's time to take a trip down memory lane.
Brees, the 32nd overall pick from the 2001 NFL Draft, started his career with the San Diego Chargers. During the final game of the 2005 season, however, he suffered what was supposed to be a career-ending shoulder injury against the Denver Broncos. Despite suffering serious damage to the rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder, he signed a six-year, $60 million deal with the New Orleans Saints. That turned out to be the true start of his Hall of Fame career.
Although he was considered a risky signing for the Saints, Brees ended up being their biggest bargain. Not only did he lead the franchise to the NFC Championship Game in 2006, he eventually helped them win the Super Bowl in 2009.
Brees finished his NFL career with 80,358 passing yards and 571 touchdowns. The only quarterback who has him beat in those statistical categories is Tom Brady.
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Drew Brees is in rare air.
As for NFL records, Brees has the most consecutive games (54) with a touchdown pass. Ironically enough, he set the record on "Sunday Night Football" against the Chargers in 2012. It doesn't look like that record will be broken anytime soon.
Brees also owns the record for highest completion percentage (74.4%) in a single season. The next-best completion percentage is also owned by the Saints legend.
The third record that Brees should hold for years to come is most seasons (five) with at least 5,000 passing yards. Patrick Mahomes has two 5,000-yard seasons under his belt, but he's got work to do to catch up to Brees.
And besides, Brees had all of his 5,000-yard seasons before the NFL expanded to a 17-game schedule.
