SAN FRANCISCO (WISH) — Former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees will join the all-time greats in Canton, as he has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Drew Brees played 20 years in the NFL, with 15 of them with the New Orleans Saints. Brees led the NFL in passing yards seven times and threw for 80,358 yards in his career. He also threw 571 touchdowns. He helped lead the Saints to a win in Super Bowl XLIV, and was named the Super Bowl XLIV MVP. “I’d say the first bit of reality was obviously the knock that came a few weeks ago, and then from there, it’s just been a lot of reflection,” Brees said. “Honestly, the last couple hours have been incredible, because it’s our first opportunity to all see each other in the same room and talk about those knocks, talk about some of the reflections, talk about a lot of our competition together, and maybe just get a glimpse of what the next seven months are going to look like together and the fact that this will be memorialized forever. What an elite club that we’re part of. What a respect and a reverence that we have for this game and the opportunity to have played this game. It was an absolute privilege, and still pretty surreal though, I would say.” Brees will be enshrined with Adam Vinatieri, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, and Luke Kuechly in the Class of 2026. Brees was a 13-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro. Brees was also the AP Offensive Player of the Year twice in his career. Brees was a standout player with the Boilermakers, leading the Big Ten in passing yards in three straight years. He threw for 10,909 yards in his career at Purdue, along with 81 touchdowns. He won the Maxwell Award in his senior season. Brees helped lead Purdue to the Rose Bowl in the 2000 season. ...read more read less