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Chapter 1

Greatest Moments

DREW BREES’ NFL CAREER From early on, it was apparent that Drew Brees was destined to become a great NFL quarterback. Brees played high school football in Austin, TX, at Westlake (“Chaparrals”) High School, winning a state championship and MVP honors in his senior year. He was recruited to play quarterback at Purdue University of the Big Ten Conference in West Lafayette, IN, where he won both athletic and academic honors. He graduated from Purdue in 2001 with a degree in Industrial Management. Brees entered the 2001 NFL Draft after having a successful college career at Purdue. The San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers selected him with the 32nd pick. Brees took over for an injured Doug Flutie to become the Chargers starting QB, only to suffer a shoulder injury at the end of 2005. He took an offer to play for New Orleans beginning in the 2006 season, leaving the Chargers in the hands of another rising gridiron star, Philip Rivers.

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Chapter 1: Greatest Moments