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    Dan Marino Sends Congratulatory Tweet to Passing Record Breaker Drew Brees [VIDEO]

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    New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke the NFL's 27-year-old single-season passing record Monday night, and the feat immediately attracted a flurry of congratulatory tweets, including one from previous record holder Dan Marino and another from rap star Lil Wayne.

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    Twitter reaction wasn't all positive after Brees ended the game with 5,087 passing yards on the season -- ahead of Marino's 5,084 yards in 1984 when he played for the Miami Dolphins. Sports writers continue to argue the significance of the new record, with some saying defenses now aren't as good as in the 80s. The video above highlights those arguments.

    Brees threw for 307 yards Monday in a 45-16 win against the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints, which won the Super Bowl in 2009, are 12-3 this season with one game left to play.

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    Here's what Brees tweeted after breaking the single-season passing record.

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

     

    57 comments

    • Joe T  •  Vicksburg, Mississippi  •  5 mths ago
      Drew has a ring and a Super Bowl MVP award. What else can you say.
      • bluemusic72 5 mths ago
        @ Joe T.......so does Doug Williams. Does that make him an all time great QB?
      • Speakerboner 5 mths ago
        drew has a team. DAN WAS the TEAM
      • Yalana 4 mths ago
        No one said that Brees is an all time great QB. That's the assumption that you made. He is one the best in this league now and I think he will go far. Plus, next season he is due to break Johnny Unitas record on the most consecutive games with a TD pass.
    • doug  •  5 mths ago
      Both these guys are class acts- Both HOF- it's great to see someone treat someone with respect
      • Ken 4 mths ago
        I agree, it's nice to see Marino and Brees showing such class and mutual respect. Sportsmenship that is so often lacking nowadays.
    • The Dude  •  5 mths ago
      Dan Marino that was a class act!
    • ATOM  •  Los Angeles, California  •  5 mths ago
      Marino, perhaps the best release of any QB and for sure one of the all time greats, nice to see how he handled his record being broken. Brees, I was lucky enough to meet him on his USO tour in 2010, a true class act I am very happy for him and the Saints, I wish he never left the Chargers. The GM AJ is an idiot and should be fired. Please understand I am not a charger fan. I just see what a huge loss Brees is to the Chargers
    • daedae  •  5 mths ago
      congrats to him
    • JayH  •  5 mths ago
      Brees deserves the glory. A record that stood for 27 years speaks for itself. WHO DAT!!
    • 2fresh  •  Wilmington, North Carolina  •  5 mths ago
      lol isn't lil wayne from N.O. gah what a bandwagoner
    • Vincon  •  Houston, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      If this record doesn't mean much due to today's weak defenses, then why did it take 27 years to break?
    • Claudine  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  5 mths ago
      Wonder why lil wayne's tweet was deemed relevant...
    • strut  •  Los Angeles, California  •  5 mths ago
      Marino is a class act all the way!
    • John  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  5 mths ago
      Lil Wayne, nice tweet, what a jerk!
      • Anthony 4 mths ago
        He's a #$%$ Its nice that he sent Brees a congratulatory tweet but he had to throw in Rodgers getting MVP. What a schmuck he is.
    • grayson w  •  Fayetteville, Arkansas  •  4 mths ago
      Marino did it with only a 15 game season while Brees had a 16 game season. That is my only issue with all of these records that are being broken. NFL, NBA an MLB play more games in a season now then in the past so of course they are going to break records...
      • Matt 4 mths ago
        Actually they were 14-2 that year so they played 16 games just like they do today. Either way, Brees broke it during his 15th game so....?
      • POFFY 4 mths ago
        yeah, he has one game left, so drew also did it in 15 games. unless i am wrong dont the saints have one more game
      • Carrie Fontenot 4 mths ago
        Maybe ya should recount..drew did it in 15 games.. They still have another game to play..who dat...
    • Max  •  New York, New York  •  4 mths ago
      Being a Dolphins fan since I was a kid in the late 60's early 70's when they were an expansion team and seeing all the accomplishments that have been made in the teams history, and following Dan's career with them, made watching the game and seeing the record being broken a real event in my eyes. That being said, Drew Brees was the perfect player to break the record, a class act at the same level as Dan and just as intense a competitor, these two quarterbacks belong in the same class together and are, in my eyes anyway, the class of player that all players should strive to be like.
      • Chas 4 mths ago
        Could not have said it better myself!! Well done!!
    • SK247  •  Los Angeles, California  •  5 mths ago
      Too bad they couldn't get Marino a defense nor a decent running game. He would've had 2-3 Superbowl rings.
    • Beverly  •  Pflugerville, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Marino and Brees two class acts.
    • AC  •  5 mths ago
      Defenses we tougher in the 80's, and Dan's ringless fingers prove he needed one too.
    • RJ63  •  Tampa, Florida  •  5 mths ago
      Dan is still the man, and always will be
    • jeremy  •  Baton Rouge, Louisiana  •  4 mths ago
      looks like a lot of ppl commenting is jealous Drew Brees isn't on the NFL team they root for....
    • hairylegs  •  New York, New York  •  5 mths ago
      Well if he wasn't injured for about a quarter of career no one could have came close to his records. Hes the best QB to have never won the big one.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 mths ago
      How many games in Marino's season?
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