Drew Brees has been inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame class of 2024, the team announced on Thursday. Brees, who joined the Saints in 2005 after spending five seasons with the San Diego Chargers, quickly established himself as one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks and helped the franchise become a regular presence in the postseason.
During his 20-season career, Brees achieved numerous accolades, including being a 13-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl XLIV champion and MVP, two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and a 2006 First-team All-Pro. He holds 14 franchise records with the Saints, including career passing yards (68,010) and touchdowns (491). In terms of NFL records, Brees is tied with seven other players for most passing touchdowns in a game (7), holds the most 5,000-yard passing seasons (5), and the most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (54). He is also second all-time in single-season passing yards with 5,476 and career passing yards with 80,358.
“This is a tremendous honor,” Brees said during a Thursday news conference, where he became emotional at times. “And I am so grateful to everybody here
