... Brees came into this league as the first pick of the second round (32nd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.

Almost a footnote to LaDainian Tomlinson at the time, Brees had lifted his black and gold Purdue Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl months before the draft. Shortly after, he was a Charger in the trade that gave Michael Vick to Atlanta.

When the Chargers thought Brees and his arm were done after lifting San Diego out of the dumps, they sent him packing in favor of Philip Rivers.

Thus, he would end up sending another black and gold team once known as the "'Aint's" to a victory in Super Bowl XLIV this past year.

What I am trying to get across here is that Drew Brees weathered the storm and ...

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