Super Bowl Reflection with a Chargers Twist
Given Drew Brees’ remarkable accomplishment for the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl, it really needs to be mentioned just how exciting it was to see a former member of the Bolts go on and have success. A second round draft pick of the Chargers in the 2001 NFL Draft, Brees spent five years with the Bolts becoming the full-time starter in his second season with the organization. After two difficult seasons in 2002 and 2003, Brees blossomed in 2004 his contract year with 27 touchdowns to only 7 interceptions to lead the Bolts to an AFC West title. San Diego put the franchise tag on Brees to bring him back for the 2005 season and see if he could continue his transformation. The Chargers weren’t as successful as a team during that campaign and Brees suffered a gruesome looking shoulder injury in the season’s final contest as his throwing arm was bent back behind him awkwardly when diving to recover a fumble against the Denver Broncos. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Drew Brees, Indianapolis Colts, Jon Gruden, Marty Schottenheimer, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Norv Turner, Philip Rivers, Sean Payton, Super Bowl XLIV



