Drew Brees – The NFL Offensive Player of the Year 2008
Congratulations Drew!!! The New Orleans Saints’ leader, Drew Brees, has been voted as the Offensive Player of the NFL for 2008.
Brees nearly set passing record for yards in the team’s finale against the Panthers. If Lance Moore cut inside on his route, Drew would have set the record as time expired in the game.
The quarterback of the New Orleans Saints threw for 5,084 yards, 16 fewer than Dan Marino’s 1984 mark and only the second time someone has eclipsed 5,000 yards passing in a season.
Although the Saints were 8-8 and didn’t make the playoffs, Brees’ prolific work earned him 22 votes in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league. NFL MVP Peyton Manning, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, and Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson tied for second with nine votes each.
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