Of course, stars such as Tom Brady, Drew Brees and even Russell Wilson weren't first-rounders, either.
Ironically, we might see Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers throwing parties for Mr. Vick this evening.
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None of them has had one since Brees went 7-9 for the 2007 Saints.
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The most highly paid athlete in the NFL was previously New Orleans Saint Drew Brees.
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And he joins a team with Madden NFL 11 cover athlete Drew Brees leading the way.
Brees just surpasses Johnny Unitas for the most consecutive touchdown passes thrown in NFL history.
Drew Brees has been active in leadership of the NFLPA and came along with Peyton Manning .
Of course, it helps to have a quarterback like Drew Brees and plenty of offensive weapons, as the Saints do.
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees was able to escape the curse last year, playing all season long without any injuries.
White stands in contrast to players like Drew Brees, whose Twitter offers little insight to his personality or opinions.
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Analysts put Romo about three quarters of a million dollars ahead of Brees each year just because of state taxes.
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Though he didn't call the plays, his arrival in New Orleans coincided with the team signing star quarterback Drew Brees.
And based on Bloomberg Business 2012 Power 100 sports marketability index, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers topped that list.
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Stephen Burbank found that if Brees is tagged in the 2013 season, it will be his third time under the label.
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Rodgers can match Flacco and Brees with a championship ring, and raise them greater throwing talent, higher passer ratings, and swifter mobility.
As I wrote in an earlier post today, the Saints absolutely must find a way to sign Brees to a deal.
While many athletes have taken to using Twitter as a vehicle for touting their sponsors, few have been as aggressive as Brees.
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Conversely, Drew Brees seems severely underpaid despite both his high QBR and the fact he made significant contributions to a Super Bowl winning team.
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The clock was ticking down to its last minutes of the Drew Brees contract negotiation, a process that had dragged on for several months.
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For example, quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints won the last two Super Bowl MVPs.
Brees elevated the spread into something of an art at Purdue, where he eviscerated a heap of Big Ten passing records between 1997 and 2000.
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Wes Welker and Drew Brees say their contract talks have soured.
Of course, he owes considerable gratitude to his market comparables (Drew Brees, Joe Flacco) who have recently pushed the salary bar skywards for quality starting quarterbacks.
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Brees had filed a grievance against the league over how much he would be owed should the Saints apply the franchise tag to him in 2013.
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For players such as Brees, Forte, Rice, Jackson, Finley and others, the Franchise Tag discussion has become more uncomfortable than it would have been in previous years.
This deal will now affect positions beyond wide receiver and it may have an interesting effect on the stagnant negotiations between the Saints and Drew Brees .
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The NFL does not see trust whe it sees letters in forums like the Washington Post by team leaders such as Drew Brees of the Saints.
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Quarterbacks can hit their tight ends if they do feel any pressure, and Brees, Brady and Rogers all have great footwork, which allows them to extend plays.
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