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NEW ORLEANS, LA (BRPROUD) - Saints insider Brooke Kirchhofer sat down with legendary throwing coach, Tom House to talk about quarterback Drew Brees' 20 seasons in the NFL and about his company Mustard.

For the full interview, click the video provided.

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WEB EXTRA: One-on-one with Drew Brees' Throwing Coach, Tom House

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NEW ORLEANS, LA (BRPROUD) - Saints insider Brooke Kirchhofer sat down with legendary throwing coach, Tom House to talk about quarterback Drew Brees' 20 seasons in the NFL and about his company Mustard. For the full interview, click the video provided.

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Drew Brees's All-time Stats and Records

After his time with the Chargers ended, Brees went on to play another 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. In his 20 seasons as an NFL quarterback, Brees put together what is considered one of the greatest careers of all time. He holds several records and his all-time numbers are spectacular.

Below are his all-time stats from 2001-2020:

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Looking Back at Drew Brees's Charger Days

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Drew Brees's All-time Stats and Records After his time with the Chargers ended, Brees went on to play another 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. In his 20 seasons as an NFL quarterback, Brees put together what is considered one of the greatest careers of all time.

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In the wake of the news Drew Brees is heading to NBC Sports and having a role on Notre Dame telecasts as he's officially retired from the NFL, I was curious how Brees fared against Notre Dame in his memorable time at Purdue.

Brees led Purdue to only their second appearance in a Rose Bowl back in 2000, a year he should have been awarded the Heisman Trophy over Chris Weinke if we're being honest. There was one thing Brees never did in his time with the Boilermakers, though, and that's win at Notre Dame Stadium. Here's the Drew Brees career stat-lines versus the Fighting Irish:

Three starts (1998, 1999, 2000)
1-2 win/loss record
60/98 passing, 799 yards, five touchdown passes, four interceptions, one rushing touchdown

The games:
1998 - Notre Dame 31, Purdue 30
Notre Dame fell behind 14-0 and trailed 30-21 with under eight minutes to play before a Jim Sanson field goal with under a minute left eventually won it for the Irish.
Brees: 24 of 26 for 261 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions

1999 - Purdue 28, Notre Dame 23
Notre Dame jumped out to a 10-0 lead in West Lafayette before Brees guided the Boilermakers to victory. He finished the afternoon with a rushing touchdown, a passing touchdown and ran in a two point conversion in the Purdue victory.
Brees: 24 of 40 passing for 317 yards, one touchdown pass, one interception and a two point conversion run

2000 - No. 21 Notre Dame 23, No. 13 Purdue 21
In Godsey We Tust...as long as the defense plays ridiculously well. That's what happened on this afternoon in 2000 when a Shane Walton pick-six of Brees put the Irish up 14-0 in the first quarter. The Irish wouldn't find the end-zone again that afternoon but three Nick Setta field goals, one of which came as time expired, did the eventual Big Ten Champions in.
Brees: 13 of 22 passing for 221 yards, two touchdowns and one interception

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How Did Drew Brees Perform vs. Notre Dame?

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In the wake of the news Drew Brees is heading to NBC Sports and having a role on Notre Dame telecasts as he's officially retired from the NFL, I was curious how Brees fared against Notre Dame in his memorable time at Purdue.

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Drew Brees Sends Clear Message To The BIG 10 Conference

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New Orleans Saints star QB Drew Brees called out the BIG 10 on Instagram Saturday.

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By: Tony Thomas

At 6-0, 180, they said he was too small to play quarterback. They said he couldn't run. But once he got into the huddle, he showed all the naysayers that he was a hard worker and a positive and motivating leader. He is Drew Brees of Austin Westlake.

A 2-year starter for the Chapparals, he amassed a 28-1-1 record under center (or behind the center). Any questions about his toughness were put to rest the summer prior to the 1996 season. Brees suffered a torn ACL in the playoffs the year before. But he rehabbed and trained and was ready to go for two-a-days 7-8 months later. And he didn't look back.

Champions in 1996

With a quarterback returning from a serious knee injury and only eight starters returning, Westlake was not highly talked about, and certainly not as a championship contender heading into the '96 season. But all that disrespect soon changed to trumpeted fanfare.

As a Co-Captain, Brees was the virtuoso conductor of offensive symphony that was tuned perfectly. The Chaps scored 40 points per game and held their hapless opponents to a paltry 12 points per game, including three shutouts, on their way to a 16-0 season. The wins for the 1996 regular season:

San Antonio Holmes28-14

A&M Consolidated42-21

Bastrop30-7

Round Rock Westwood46-6

Round Rock42-0

Stephen F. Austin42-21

Austin Crockett49-14

Austin Bowie35-14

Austin Johnston63-0

San Marcos42-0

Their wins in the playoffs:

San Antonio Macarthur20-10

San Antonio Clark33-19

Victoria41-0

San Antonio Churchill49-23

Houston Aldine42-21

Abilene Cooper55-15 (State Championship)

Against Abilene Cooper, the game was ties 7-7 at halftime. Then the Chaps outscored Cooper 48-8 in the second half to earn the blowout victory and their first 5A State Championship.

Brees completed 11 of 18 passes for 163 yards and 2 TDs, and he added a rushing touchdown.

Westlake racked up almost 400 yards (393) in total offense. And the defense played lights out, getting three interceptions and recovering four fumbles.

Brees finished the season with 3529 yards and 31 touchdowns, completing 64% of his passes. His favorite target, WR Ryan Read, hauled in 108 catches for 1993 yards.

For his outstanding play, Brees was named the 5A Offensive Player of the Year.

And, for his high school career as the starter, Brees passed for 5464 yards and 50 touchdowns.

The knee injury and his lack of prototypical size for the position scared away schools like Texas and Texas A&M. In fact, he only had two scholarship offers, to Kentucky and Purdue (according to 247sports). Brees signed with the Boilermakers.

"Basketball on Grass" in West Lafayette, Indiana

Brees was recruited by newly anointed Purdue Head Coach Joe Tiller and his Offensive Coordinator Jim Chaney. They ran a high-octane spread offense and called it "basketball on grass." Brees became a star in this pass-happy offensive scheme.

At Purdue, Brees beat both Ohio State and Michigan and led Purdue to a Big Ten championship in 2000 and a Rose Bowl win.

His stats at Purdue were stellar:

He turned in seven games of 400+ yards passing

16 games of 300+ yards passing.

11,792 passing yards

90 touchdown passes

12,692 yards of total offense

Maxwell Award winner in 2000

Big Ten Player of the Year in 2000

3rd in the Heisman Voting his senior year

NFL Stardom

Brees was a 2 nd round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in the 2001 NFL Draft. He later signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and became the savior of a down-trodden franchise that was mired in mediocrity. For 15 seasons, he led the Saints to unprecedented success.

Brees led the NFL in passing in 2009 and led the Saints to their first NFL title, winning Super Bowl XLVI.

His NFL records, awards and accolades are numerous:

9X Pro Bowl selection

2006 All-Pro

2006 Walter Payton Award winner

Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011

Super Bowl XLVI MVP

2011 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated

Brees is currently the NFL record holder in passing yards (80,358) and passing completions (7142). He is #2 all-time in passing touchdowns with 571.

He retired earlier this year and is an almost certainty to walk into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on his first ballot.

Brees is also a member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2011) and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

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Remembering Drew Brees of Austin Westlake Texas HS Football

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By: Tony Thomas At 6-0, 180, they said he was too small to play quarterback. They said he couldn't run. But once he got into the huddle, he showed all the naysayers that he was a hard worker and a positive and motivating leader. He is Drew Brees of Austin Westlake.

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During the draft the San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning, one of the best quarterbacks to ever come out of the NFL draft and he was his coemption. But Rumors spread that he didn't want to go the the Chargers and eventually was traded to the New York Giants, so his competition was the former quarterback for the Giants, Philip Rivers. So during the season Drew played his best season the prove his was a worth quarterback. His team finished 12-4 and won the division but lost in the playoffs. But he had his first Pro bowl appearance.

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Brian looked right at me. "Drew, you know were going to draft a quarterback. I stared him dead in the eye and said, That will be the biggest mistake this organization ever makes ."

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Beacause Drew knew he had to keep his job he needed a person to help him along the way. So the coach who told him a new quarterback would be taking his job, Cam Cameron he hired a personal trainer for him during the off season. His name was Tom House. Tom was a former pitching coach in the MLB so him and Drew would be a perfect pair. He gave him physical and mental training exercises to increase his arm strength and precision. He also gave him exercises to increase his ability to see furthermore into something in more detail and to never lose sight of the play. So when the preseason was over Drew knew he was ready for the challenge against the new quarterback who threatened his job.

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"I think i have someone who can help you,"

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After he was benched for the first 5 games of the season he was now starting again. His first game was against the Green Bay Packers and was doing very bad making the scoreboard 0-21. Once the 3rd quarter rolled around they had a chance to make a comeback and they did making the score 21-17 but Drew fumbled. Next possession he threw an interception. Later in the 4th quarter he got the possession again and threw a pick-six. Sometime after that Drew got benched again but he was going to put up a fight to not go out. In the end he did and the game concluded 40-24. After that Drew got called into once of the coaches office and told him that they might draft a new quarterback so he must fight on for his job back.

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"Is Drew the Guy? He was benched two times. The team went 4-12. Maybe its time to go another direction."

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While most players would look at being on the bench as a bad thing he was a visual learner and this was the best thing to become better. He learned a lot on the bench and everything became so obvious to him. He was able to predict what would happen before it happened and see a play without being near the play board. So if he was given another opportunity to show what he was capable of he would be ready.

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"Our best matchup is the single receiver to our left. He should throw it there. Sure enough, Doug dropped back and threw it to the left."

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As the new season started it already began to spiral downhill. Their record was 0-5 and they players began separating and getting angry at each other. But they managed to hold it together till they were 1-6 and next they were going against the Chicago Bears. The second halve was bad going down 13-0. Drew knew he had to make a comeback to keep his job but the stress got to him and he made a bad throw. So he was benched. The game ended up goin 20-7 with Doug putting in the only touchdown of the game. This game was Drews breaking point and he declared defeat when he was benched.

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"As I jogged off the field, reality set in. That was my opportunity to save my job, and i blew it. I realized I was about to get benched."

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During the off season the Chargers got a new Head coach, his name was Marty Schottenheimer. He was the deciding factor if Drew was gonna start or not against Doug. They were pretty even when it came to skill but he was a younger quarterback so he was favored. Drew started in all of the games going 8-5 that season, but during a game against Buffalo in week 14 they were losing pretty bad so Marty put Doug in the game. Him and Drew fought but with Marty being the head coach he had to listen to him. They ended up going 8-8 that season and just barley missed playoffs.

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After realizing that after finishing collage and being drafted into the NFL Drew and Brittany had no time together. So on valentines day Drew booked a flight out to Paris and planning to propose to her. He made preparations to the best restaurant their and waited for the perfect time to do it. He had her find a "map" in his coat pocket but she insisted she didn't find what was in their. But after some time and pointing in the right direction she pulled out a box while Drew was on one knee giving a speech about their love in French. They both started to cry happy tears after he slipped on the ring, but behind them was a couple that had a camera and took pictures of them proposing.

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As he entered San Diego it was clear he was a backup to the starting quarterback, Doug Flutie. He learned a lot from him and was inspired by him. But when Doug was apart of the Buffalo Bills he learned that you should never let your backup see the field because he could take your job. He learned this during a game when he was apart of the Buffalo Bills and it stuck with him all the way to San Diego, so for Drew it would be a challenge for him to see the field.

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"I've learned to never take you out of a game and to never let someone else take you out of the game. Do whatever you can to prevent injury, but of you do get hurt, fight through whatever you can. Never give your backup the opportunity to see the field because you might not get back out there again."

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After he won the Rose Bowl at Purdue he went on to play football in higher up leagues, such as the NFL. He had many teams interested in him such as the Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and etc. During the draft he was certain he was going to be drafted to one of those teams. But as the 1st round came to and end he didn't get picked. But as soon as the 2nd round draft came along he was selected to be a part of the San Diego Chargers.

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During collage Drew was not meeting the acidemic requirements for All-American so he enrolled into management 201 again to qualify. But while he was there he saw a beautiful girl named Brittany and it was love a first sight. During his 20th birthday he was at a friends house for his party and saw Brittany and he wanted to talk to her. Him partaken in a few adult beverages he went to Brittany and started talking but completely blew it. Later on he started seeing her every where he went for the next 6 months and finally at another friends house he saw Brittany and a couple of her friends walk in and he saw another chance at redemption. This time he offered to drive her back in her car but it was a standard. He took an hour to drive to her apartment which would usually take about 5 minutes but she had fun watching him struggle with her car which seemed to like him more and more. So they eventually started dating and soon followed up with marriage.

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2 years later after the incident of losing to Notre Dame he was a senior at Purdue, and has opportunity to go to the rose bowl again. But they were playing one of the best collages, Ohio State so his odds were low. During the first halve of the game he they were down 20-10 but the game wasn't over. During the forth quarter they managed to bring it back 24-20 but Ohio state wasn't going without a fight. After a battle was set of the field Drew ran a play where the 4th receiver would get the ball one play out of a thousand times. He saw the 4th receiver and threw a 64-yard  touchdown to seal the game.

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"You broke it. Now go out and fix it."

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During the game against Notre Dame Drew was playing exceptional football for 58 minutes straight. However football games are 60 minutes long, during the last 2 minutes of the game the team was 30-28. They were up but wouldn't soon after. Drew was given a difficult play to carry out by his coach and delivered a interception and Notre Dame gets a field goal making it 30-31. Game wasn't over yet for Drew however. Next play he threw another pass but intercepted again and that was game. Destroyed by his outcome he had to put his mind aside and focus for his next game which they won 56-14.

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Once Drew got to Purdue he was starting to have a feel for the school and understand the rules. The school and the buildings around it were all made of brick. The campus atmosphere was majestic to Drew because of this and he felt at home. Some rules he was introduced to while there is that if you missed a class, late to a meeting or a workout, disrespected authority, you would go to a workout session at 6am or how they would call it 'Throw-up session". But for his football career he would not start their until his sophomore year he played three games, won 2 of them against Rice and Central Florida and lost to USC. Untill his first big game against Notre Dame. Purdue hadent beaten Notre Dame in 25 years and he would be starting that game.

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Drew's senior year some schools were showing interest in him. Ones like Purdue and Kentucky and a few Ivy League Schools. Scouts sent by Purdue went to their practices and David White, one of Drews bestfriends in highschool said they were for him. He didn't think much of it because he had his eyes set on a baseball scholarship. But after realizing that wouldn't happen he would want to go the Purdue. After the picking he went to Purdue but as the bottom of the barrel. The scraps from the draft. Instead of getting upset by the disrespect he used it as motivation. So him and the others at the bottom of the barrel said that they are goin to be the Big Ten and take Purdue to the Rosebowl.

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"Nobody is giving us a chance. But by the time were leaving here, we're going to the Big Ten champions, and we're taking Purdue to the Rose bowl."

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Six months after his surgery for his ACL he was fully healed and ready to play again. He was 6' and weighed 170, but after the training and exercising that he did for his ACL he weighed 195 and gained 25LBS of muscle. He looked at the injury as a negative thing but in the end it was the greatest thing possible for him because he was coming back better and stronger than before.

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After Drew tore his ACL he was put into a 6 week healing process and would be on crutches most of the time. During this he went to church and this time he found a reason and a pathway for his future/career. He realized that he was on earth for a reason and was there for a purpose. He felt a calmness in his heart and finally understood what he was supposed to do with is life. He was supposed to comeback stronger than ever and lead his team once again.

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"He's talking to me. I want to be one of God's few good men".

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The start of his journey to becoming a quarterback would start here at Westlake High School. First set of two-a-days 150-200 kids showed up and about 40 of them wanted to play quarterback. His odds were low at becoming a quarterback but that didn't stop his determination to becoming one. After the tryouts concluded he was was the starter quarterback for the freshmen B team. His sophomore year he was back during the two-a-days and after coming home he wanted to quit. His mother being a competitive athlete herself told him not to because a time will come for him. He decided to stick with it and his time came. Most of the other QB's left/ were injured so he was next up. He ended up going 10-0 that year. His junior year he was a varsity starter, while being undefeated and going into the 3rd round in the playoffs he tore his ACL.

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"This might be something I'll regret for the rest of my life if I don't at least follow through with this year".

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Because family was everything to Drew when his parents divorced it was one of the biggest problems he would have to face in his life. But a postive from this is his brother and him would create a stronger bond, knowing they will be for each other till the end. But after all that settled and they went to collage his brother played Baseball at Baylor and led his team to the Collage World Series. The divorce and the Collage World Series really shaped his perspective on things to make him achieve things he would of never dreamed of.

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Growing up sports and family has been a important roll in his life and epically his brother. They would have a "field" in their little yard in Austin, Texas. Drew grew up in a very sports-minded family. His mother Mina, was a all-state in high school for track, volleyball and basketball. His dad was a basketball player at Texas A&M and that is where they met. Also while being in a sports-minded family him and his brother were super competitive and that would later shape his mind set to reach impossible goals.

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After super bowl XLIV, Drew Brees holds up his son in excitement and the feeling of accomplishing his life long goal has been complete. But life hasn't all ways been easy. Drew has a birthmark on his right cheek, kids would make fun of him for at school, but despite the controversy, he thought it made him look unique and when he was given the option to remove it he said no.

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Brunell, Mark and Fabry, Chris. Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the hidden power of adversity