Here is some of his MANY accomplishments:
13 trips to the Pro Bowl
A Super bowl
2 AP Offensive Player of the Year accolades
2006 Walter Payton Man of The Year honor
NFL-record 80,358 yards passing
571 touchdown passes
67.7 completion percentage that accentuated the accuracy that was his trademark.
The 42-year-old Brees 20-season career began with the Chargers. He would eventually go to the team who wore the same colors as his Purdue Boilermakers and begin and AMAZING run which would cap with the Team ONLY Supoer bowl ever in 2009.