Drew Brees Officially Announces
Retirement From NFL .
In a highly anticipated
move, New Orleans Saints
quarterback Drew Brees
has retired from the NFL
after 20 seasons. .
In a video post to Instagram, Brees’
children said he was “finally” retiring so he
could “spend more time with [them].”.
In the caption of the post, Brees said it was
“time” for him to retire from football. .
He then directly addressed
his Saints’ fans, saying he
poured his “heart & soul”
into the team. .
Each day, I poured my heart & soul into
being your Quarterback. Til the very end,
I exhausted myself to give everything I
had to the Saints organization, my team,
and the great city of New Orleans, Drew Brees, via Instagram.
He went on to credit New Orleans
for shaping who he is and giving
him “a lifetime of memories.”.
You have molded me, strengthened me,
inspired me, and given me a lifetime of
memories. My goal for the last 15 years
was striving to give to you everything
you had given to me and more, Drew Brees, via Instagram.
Brees was undoubtedly one of the
best quarterbacks to play in the NFL.
With 80,358 yards, he currently sits above
Tom Brady at the top spot in career passing yards.
Brees is also first all-time in
completions, completion percentage
and second in touchdown passes. .
He made the Pro-Bowl
13 times, set the record
for most seasons with
more than 5,000 passing
yards and led the NFL in
passing yards seven times.