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    Saints QB Brees wins Offensive Player of Year

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Drew Brees' record-setting season has earned the New Orleans quarterback the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.

    Brees shattered Dan Marino's 27-year-old mark by passing for 5,476 yards, and his 468 completions broke Peyton Manning's 2010 record of 450. Brees finished the season completing 71.6 percent of his passes, breaking his own 2009 NFL record (70.6). He also surpassed 300 yards passing for seven straight games and 13 times during the season, both beating league marks he already held.

    "I obviously take a lot of pride in what I do on the football field, because that has the ability to influence a lot of people," Brees said. "That puts smiles on people's faces. That gives people a pep in their step on Monday morning when they go back to work. That does so much for the city. We have the greatest fans in the world. There's no doubt about that. I think each and every day I think about what can I do to make my team better, make my city better, that's my mentality."

    Brees, the 2008 top offensive player, received 43 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers got the other seven votes. The award was presented on the "NFL Honors" primetime special Saturday night on NBC.

    Thanks to Brees' brilliance, the Saints set several single-season records, including offensive yards with 7,474 and first downs with 416.

    "Our best is yet to come, not just for our team, but the league," Brees said.

     

    12 comments

    • Biddy44  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Way to go Drew, Saints fans are proud of this special team.
    • Tyler  •  3 mths ago
      excellent choice...he is a fine athlete and a great human being.
    • Sara  •  Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Brees shatters record after record this year and without him the Saints would not have been 13-3 and Brees gets OPY.......Rogers breaks one record and as was shown in the last game of the season the backup can come in and not only win the game but also shatters 2 of green bays records and Rogers gets MVP.......things that make ya go hmmmmmm
      • whodat 3 mths ago
        Sara I feel ya, i posted almost the same as you. It dont make sense to me either??????? WHO DAT
    • seefrombothsides  •  San Diego, California  •  3 mths ago
      Brees is the Best! The SD chargers are suffering bad Karma after letting him and Marty Shott go after a 13-3 season. It was hubris and SD deserved the bad year they had. Im happy for Drew. He made me a Saints fan.
    • Robert Spencer  •  White Oak, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Who Dat we not dat maybe next year geaux saints....
      • weeds 3 mths ago
        Who Dat -- OMG I actually put that idiotic phrase in print :-O Rogers is the offensive winner and only him--Brees is good but for another year.
    • whodat  •  Shreveport, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      He should have been MVP and Player of year, Look at what Matt Flynt did with the packers the week Rogers didnt play. He (FLYNT) carried the team and set all kind of packer records that even Rogers hasnt done yet. How can someone be MVP when their backupB comes in and does even better. Dont make sense to me. Look at all the records Brees set, you take him out and the back up could notduplicate or even do better than brees, unlike Mr. Rogers. PS i am a lil bias though. WHO DAT
    • Dean  •  Yorba Linda, California  •  3 mths ago
      Is he playing tomorrow?
      • Zoey 3 mths ago
        I thought the Season was over? O_o; We only have the Super Bowl, to go. I didn't think, there were anymore games. x]
      • Wes 3 mths ago
        Xbox yeah
      • weeds 3 mths ago
        no and neither is rogers BUT Rogers is the #1 and only Offensive award winner
    • Goujon  •  Fulshear, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      He has a home in Louisiana as long as he wants it, he can run for governor and win !!
    • sharona  •  New Orleans, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      Congratulations Drew! You are OUR MVP.....love, New Orleans!
    • TeresaH  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      again; thanks San Diego for this Quater Back. such a shame He was all used up. NOT
    • Edie D  •  Kokomo, Indiana  •  3 mths ago
      was there any doubt? loves me some brees
    • California Kid  •  3 mths ago
      Drew is like "whew, it was worth running up scores and padding stats for"
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