Drew Brees desires to throw it again to the early days of his NFL profession.
The retired Corridor of Fame quarterback Brees helps lead a gaggle that’s bidding to purchase the San Diego Padres, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported on Thursday. Lin provides that Brees has teamed up with Joe Kudla, proprietor and CEO of the San Diego area-based clothes firm Vuori, to guide one of many 5 teams that has submitted an preliminary bid to buy the Padres.
Brees, 47, was a 13-time Professional Bowler, a seven-time NFL passing yards chief, and a one-time Tremendous Bowl MVP throughout his illustrious taking part in profession from 2001-20. He additionally notably performed in San Diego for the Chargers over the primary a number of seasons of his professional profession (2001-05).
In the meantime, the Padres are presently owned by the property of their former proprietor Peter Seidler, who died in 2023. They had been formally put up on the market late final yr amid some ugly in-fighting among Siedler’s heirs.
Lin notes that Brees usually attends Padres video games and likewise participates in advertising and marketing for Kudla’s firm Vuori. Now the 2 males have teamed as much as make a bid for the Padres franchise in what may find yourself as a record-breaking sale.
Brees remodeled $271 million in wage over the course of his taking part in days and has since transitioned right into a profession as an analyst. He continues to be very strongly tied to the New Orleans area (the house of Brees’ different former NFL crew, the Saints) however now apparently desires to re-establish his footprint within the San Diego space as nicely.
