Drew Brees is an NFL Corridor of Famer. He is already placed on the gold jacket, and his bust is in Canton.
He was a part of the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame class of 2026 alongside legends like Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri.
Brees final performed in 2020, and he formally introduced his retirement in March of 2021 after 20 super years within the NFL.
He reportedly nearly postpone his Corridor of Fame enshrinement and made a comeback to the NFL on the finish of the 2025-26 season, although.
Drew Brees nearly performed for the Broncos
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, members of the Denver Broncos had been trying into attempting to tug Brees out of retirement after their misplaced beginning quarterback, Bo Nix, to a fractured ankle forward of the AFC Championship Sport
Then-offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and assistant Pete Carmichael had discussions with Brees about him making a return to assist the Broncos. Denver head coach Sean Payton was not concerned within the dialog, and in reality, he did not hear about it till after the season ended.
Lombardi and Carmichael had requested Brees to work out to see how he felt earlier than they approached Payton with the concept. Payton had coached Brees for 15 seasons when each had been with the New Orleans Saints, they usually gained Tremendous Bowl XLIV collectively alongside seven NFC South titles.
Brees did really work out, per Schefter.
“However as soon as he tried, Brees discovered discomfort in his wrist and nixed the concept that would have change into probably the most unbelievable returns in NFL historical past, in line with sources.”
Brees, a 13-time Professional Bowler when it really meant one thing, would have been 47 on the time of the tried comeback.
As an alternative, the Broncos went with Jarrett Stidham at quarterback and misplaced to the New England Patriots, 10-7, in Denver.
Schefter’s sources advised him that this was certainly a reputable plan by Lombardi and Carmichael.
“At a minimal, you signal [Brees], he is 1A or 1B. And Drew’s level was: ‘I understand how to win a sport like that.'”
One has to surprise what would have occurred had Brees tried that comeback. Even had he helped Denver get to the Tremendous Bowl, he seemingly would have been picked aside, or worse, by the Seattle Seahawks in Tremendous Bowl LX.
