Drew Brees Net Worth, Money and More
NET WORTH- $35 Million
ANNUAL SALARY – $22 Million
INTRODUCTION
Drew Brees is an American footballer quarterback for the new Orleans Saints of the National Football League(NFL). His full name is Drew Christopher Brees. He was born on January 15,1979. Drew Brees has a total net worth of $55 million including his annual salary of $22 million . Not only the net worth it was all about , he had also received many recognitions and awards throughout his professional career. He is a very talented person and has a lot of fan following throughout the world . He started his career when he was in high school in Texas. That time he was named as the most valuable offensive player in his school in 1996. In 2010, he was given the title of The Sportsman Of The Year . Twice he was a Heisman trophy finalist when he was in persuing his graduation from Purdue university. In 2001 National Football league, Drew Brees was selected by the San Diego Chargers .
EARLY LIFE AND HIGH SCHOOL,
Drew Brees was born in Austin,Texas . His father’s name is Mina ( nee Akins) who was a trial lawyer . His uncle Marty Akins was an American starting quarterback from his college football team. His family also paid interest in football . Also , Drew Brees had won many championships and state records . He was selected as Texas High School 5A Most Valuable Offensive Player in 1996 and led the Westlake High School football team to 16–0 record and state championship. Also in his high school , he completed 314 of 490 passes for 5,461 yards with 50 touchdowns .
COLLEGE CAREER
Brees persued his graduation from Purdue University with a degree in industrial management . Since he had an ultimate interest in football , so he played from the Purdue Boilermakers football team . He was also a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. In his college life, he had won many state level championships . was a finalist for the Davey O’Brien Awardas the nation’s best quarterback in 1999. He won the Maxwell Award as the nation’s outstanding player of 2000 and also won the NCAA’s Today’s Top VIII Award as a member of the Class of 2001. He came fourth in Hiesman Trophy voting in 1999 and third in 2000 . He had a commanding dedication towards football and that determination lead him earn that honourable position .
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Despite of his college resume, he has mediocre arm strength greatly contributed to him slipping out of the second round in the NFL in 2000. Brees proved himself to be one of the game’s better quarterbacks. Following the 2005 season, Brees left the Chargers as an unrestricted free agent and signed with the New Orleans Saints, inking a six-year, $60 million deal. He’s the NFL’s second most accurate passer in league history and is in the top 10 for passer rating, completions and touchdown passes. In 2009 he led the franchise to victory in Super Bowl XLIV, earning the game’s MVP honors along the way. Brees made a valuable contribution to the New Orleans . He and his wife Brittany founded The Brees Dream Foundation whose aim was to fight for cancer and children in need . The foundation has raised more than $ 6 million for its work.
PERSONAL LIFE
Other than his professional front , he also had his personal life . He got married in February 2003 . His wife’s name is Brittany Dudchenko . They dated while persuing their graduation from Purdue University . They had three sons , Baylen Robert Brees , Bowen Christopher Brees, Callen Christian Brees. Brees became a Christian at the age of 17 when he was at Church with a torn ACL . Other than being a football player , he also wrote books .He released his first book on July 6, 2010 entitled Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity, co-authored by Chris Fabry and published by Tyndale House. It gradually came on the bestseller list of The New York Times.
Brees’ mother died on August 7, 2009 which came to be a turning point in Drees life. The death was ruled to be a suicide which excused from training camp for a family matter. But since he was determined towards his profession as a football player so in April 2010, Brees was voted by fans as the cover athlete of EA Sports Madden NFL 11 video game. On march30, 2010 he became the national spokesperson for Advocare International which was a multilevel marketing company producing weight management, nutritional supplements , etc. Brees wears #9 on his uniform in honor of baseball player Ted Williams.
CHARITY AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Being a sportsperson and a writer, he is also active in charity and volunteering activities. He has been adored and appreciated in The American city. He also became an athlete as apart of charity . Also he contributed a lot to rebuild and restore and recreate academic and athletic facilities, parks and playgrounds, after-school programs, mentoring programs for the intellectually disabled, neighborhood revitalization projects and child care facilities in New Orleans.He started visiting Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp on a USO tour in late June 2009 . Also in February 2008, Brees signed a promotional deal with a bar to start the new chain of hamburgers to help raise the money for charity.
