Andrew Christopher Brees (/ËA?briËA?s/;^[1] born January 15, 1979) is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue University.

Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl seven times in his career – with the Chargers in 2004 and the Saints in 2006,2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He was the NFL'sComeback Player of the Year in 2004, the National Football League Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 & 2011, and theMVP of Super Bowl XLIV. During his Super Bowl victory in 2009, Brees tied a record for most completions in a Super Bowl with 32 (Super Bowl XLIV; tied with Tom Brady). Brees is the only quarterback in NFL history to reach 400+ yards passing in consecutive playoff games, which he has done in three straight postseason games (2010 vs. Seattle; 2011 vs. Detroit; 2011 vs. San Francisco). He was also selected by voters to appear on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 11.^[2] Sports Illustrated named him as its 2010 Sportsman of the Year.^[3]