NEW ORLEANS — On the biggest stage imaginable on Monday Night Football Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning’s All-Time NFL passing yards record on a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Tre’Quan Smith in the second quarter of a blowout win over the Washington Redskins 43-19. Not only did he break the record on the day when there is only one football game being played. He showed, like my mother would always say, “His bare bottom!!”
Ole boy finished the night going 23 of 26 for 363 yards and three touchdowns. He had a career best completion percentage of 89.7!! That’s NUTS!!! With everybody and their baby’s momma watching Brees didn’t disappoint. What a great night to accomplish the ultimate feat for a quarterback in the NFL. “He’s the ALL-TIME PASSING YARDS LEADER in the NFL.” It sounds crazy to even say.
Especially considering how so many big-time schools passed up on him coming out of high school in Texas. He went to Westlake in Austin and none of the big schools down that way wanted to take a chance on him because he was barely six feet tall. However, he could sling the rock. The Purdue Boilermakers saw the talent, pulled the trigger and the rest is history.
Congratulations to the @NFL’s Career Passing Yards Leader, @drewbrees! @Saints #BoilerUp #WhoDat pic.twitter.com/Pm1evhh5es
— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) October 9, 2018
He showed up in West Lafayette in 1997 with a chip on his shoulder and before it was over he’d led the Boilermakers to a Big Ten championship in 2000 and a January 2001 Rose Bowl appearance. Not only that, he finished his career with 11,792 yards and 90 touchdowns. You would think that the doubters would be satisfied but they weren’t.
Even with the crazy numbers he put up at Purdue he slipped to the second round of the NFL draft because of his height. Problem? No Problem? Ole boy simply went to work after becoming a San Diego Charger and even after ballin’ out the Chargers didn’t respect my man. After four seasons of putting in work they offered him an incentive ladened contract that made no sense and he dipped becoming a free agent.
He landed in New Orleans and the rest is history. A Super Bowl Championship and now this!!! He’s the freakin’ man right now because he believed in his ability to play this game and of course the Purdue Boilermakers believed in him. When people doubted him because of his height he kept puttin’ in work.
So what’s the moral of the story? Don’t listen to the haters! Keep working and keep grindin’!! Trust the process and you’ll be fine. Stop me when I start lyin’!