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New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees Elected in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Brees, a 13-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl MVP, set multiple NFL records and transformed the Saints into a dominant franchise over 15 seasons.
- The Pro Football Hall of Fame named Drew Brees, former New Orleans Saints quarterback, to its Class of 2026, announcing it Thursday at the NFL Honors ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco; he will receive his gold jacket Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio.
- Brees' career résumé shows 80,358 career passing yards and 571 touchdowns, 13 Pro Bowl selections, and a Super Bowl XLIV win with MVP honors.
- The Hall of Fame selection committee and two screening committees chose the Class of 2026 from 20 finalists, including Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatieri, Roger Craig, and Drew Brees.
- For New Orleans, the induction means Brees is the first Saints player to gain induction in his initial year of eligibility, with fans proposing a statue on Saint Charles Avenue, and Brees reacting, 'It's pretty surreal.'
- The Hall scheduled related programming, with the 'Hall of Fame Knocks: Class of 2026' show airing Saturday at 9 p.m. on NFL Network, as part of enshrinement weekend .
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick. Brees and Fitzgerald both made it in their first…
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