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10 Questions
Posted by: Andrea Woo
October 8, 2012, 1:34 PM

The New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees is an all-time great on the field. In Week 5 he broke legendary quarterback Johnny Unitas’s record when he threw his 48th consecutive touchdown pass. But the Super Bowl champion is also a hero off the field, helping his community through the Brees Dream Foundation. Last month he teamed up with Samsung and Best Buy to donate money and electronics to the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Louisiana. Brees also led a football clinic for the kids. What‘s his top piece of advice for young players? “The game is supposed to be fun, so have fun,” says Brees. We challenged the star QB to have some fun himself in answering our 10 Questions.

1. What time is your alarm set for?
5:15 a.m.

2. Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry ice cream?
So Delicious Chocolate

3. What was your childhood nickname?
Cool Brees

4. If you weren’t an athlete, what would you want to do?
Businessman

5. Why do you wear the jersey number you do?
Because Ted Williams was one of my idols growing up and he wore number 9.

6. What is your favorite city to compete in?
New Orleans

7. What do you do on days off?
I spend time with my wife Brittany and our three boys.

8. Who is the greatest athlete of all-time?
Jim Thorpe

9. Who is your best friend in sports?
My offensive line

10. What is the last (non-food) item that you purchased?
A tool set for my oldest son Baylen

16 Comments

PoloRadio said on February 22, 2013 at 5:42pm.

Question 6 is obvious.

JaguarBasketball25 said on February 4, 2013 at 9:34pm.

Drew Brees is my favorite qaurterback and he didnt suprise me that he broke Dan Marinos record or the consecutive passing touchdown regord.

XcXc869 said on January 2, 2013 at 10:56pm.

your awsome

UltimateUnicorn52 said on December 30, 2012 at 3:49pm.

Question 10 is awkward

LeftyLinebacker15 said on December 18, 2012 at 8:01pm.

sweet nickname cool Brees

SilverSteel24 said on December 9, 2012 at 6:45pm.

I like neapolitan ice cream!

SportsFootball107 said on November 16, 2012 at 5:30pm.

Sports illustrated

ChargingThunder33 said on October 14, 2012 at 3:00pm.

congrats on Drew Brees on breaking the record

TacklingChamp said on October 12, 2012 at 7:12pm.

Who is Jim Thorpe?

CenterDunker5 replied on November 3, 2012 at 10:13pm.

jim thorpe played baseball,football,track and field, aan basketball. he was born in 1888 and had a town in pennsylvania named after him after he died in 1953

TacklingChamp said on October 12, 2012 at 7:12pm.

Hey Drew! Can I hav your autograph?

JaguarBasketball25 replied on February 4, 2013 at 9:35pm.

Me to?

TacklingChamp said on October 12, 2012 at 7:12pm.

Drew Brees is my fav player and sants are my fav team!

BasketballGuard288 said on October 9, 2012 at 11:36am.

I like Drew Brees's nickname, Cool Brees, because he's cool. I also like that he gets up early at 5:15, because then he can get lots of cool things done and play a lot of football.

SilverSteel24 replied on December 9, 2012 at 6:46pm.

Ha,ha

BasketballCenter117 said on October 8, 2012 at 5:03pm.

Congrats to Drew Brees on breaking the record