New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is known around the football world as one of the players who contributes in a big way to his community. Signing with the Saints shortly after Hurricane Katrina, the future Hall of Fame quarterback made it one of his primary goals to help rebuild that region.
Not forgetting his roots at Purdue University, where he played college ball from 1997-2000, Brees has donated $1 million to his former football program.
In announcing his donation, Brees had this to say (via purduesports.com):
“We care so much about Purdue University,” Drew Brees said. “Purdue has meant so much to me, and it has provided so many things. From the education I received and playing for coach Joe Tiller, to winning a Big Ten championship and going to the Rose Bowl, to the relationships I was able to form with many of my teammates and meeting my beautiful wife. We are so blessed and so thankful.”
This donation comes just a few years after Brees and his wife, Brittany, donated $2 million to Purdue’s athletic program back in 2007.
It’s great to see successful NFL players give back to the programs that helped them reach the level of success we see today. With Brees, it’s not necessarily too surprising.
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