WATCH NOW! Full media conference: Drew Brees signs with New Orleans Saints on March 14th, 2006 Updated: 10:27 AM CDT Mar 14, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 10:27 AM CDT Mar 14, 2021
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:27 AM CDT Mar 14, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Fifteen years ago today Drew Brees changed football in New Orleans forever.Mar. 14, 2006 was the day Brees originally signed as a free agent with the Black & Gold.Few players in the era of NFL free agency can rival the impact that Drew Brees has made on the Saints since arriving in 2006 from the San Diego Chargers – leading the team to victory in Super Bowl XLIV and being named the contest s MVP, earning Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors twice, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2010, being named to the Pro Bowl a club record 12 times and shattering league passing record