Drew Brees is the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-‐winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and a Class of 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. A native of Austin, TX, Brees attended Westlake High School and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. As a senior in 1996, he led his football team to a perfect 16-0 record and the 5A State Championship while garnering 5A Offensive Player of the Year honors. He attended Purdue University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from the prestigious Krannert School of Management while lettering in football from 1997-2000. A two-time Heisman finalist, Brees led the Boilermakers to a Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl appearance during the 2000 season. In that same year, he won the Maxwell Award as the nation's top collegiate player as well as being named Academic All-American Player of the Year, and was a recipient of the National Football Foundation's post-graduate scholarship.

In Brees' five years with the San Diego Chargers and fifteen years with the New Orleans Saints, he has been elected to 13 Pro Bowls, all while being named 2004 Comeback Player of the Year, 2006 All-Pro Team, 2006 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, 2008 and 2011 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and Super Bowl XLIV Champion and MVP before retiring after the conclusion of the 2020 football season.

Upon retirement, Brees joined NBC Sports as a Color Analyst and Studio Contributor for the 2021 season. Brees serves as a lead NFL Game Analyst for FOX Sports on Sundays, a role he began during the 2025 season. He also takes pride in his many business ventures and investments since retiring. He is now a co-owner of Mad Drops Pickleball Club, Everbowl, and Smalls Sliders as well as a partner at WeBuild Global and a member of the Board of Directors at C3bank.

As much pride as Brees takes in his on-field performance, he takes even more pride in his community service endeavors. Drew and his wife, Brittany, established the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 and since then have contributed over $45 million to help improve the quality of life for cancer patients and provide care, education and opportunities for children and families in need. Brees has also proudly participated in five USO tours visiting Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Turkey, Djibouti, Dubai, Okinawa, and Guantanamo Bay.

Drew currently lives with his wife Brittany and children Baylen, Bowen, Callen and Rylen in New Orleans, LA.