With Saints legend Drew Brees officially retired, it was only a matter of time before Tom Brady knocked down one of his most notable NFL records.
In his second season with the Tampa Bay Bucs, Brady needs just 68 yards in Week 4 against his former team in the New England Patriots to set the NFL's new high mark of 80,359 career passing yards. And Brees has no interest sitting around waiting for it to happen.
"I'd be all for Brady just launching the first play of the game, just go ahead and get it out of the way. ... Let's have New England kick it in the end zone, start at the 25 and have him launch one to Mike Evans and let's just be done with it," Brees said this week, via ESPN.
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If Brady does break the record on a long scoring play, it'd be much like the moment Saints fans surely remember well. Brees broke the hallowed record, then held by Peyton Manning, on a long touchdown pass to Tre'Quan Smith during the 2018 season. The moment came during a blowout victory over Washington on Monday Night Football, and was followed by a long stoppage in play on the field as Brees accepted a certification of his record and saluted the fans and his family in attendance.
The break included a pre-recorded message from Manning, then retired, that played in the stadium and congratulated Brees on the new mark.
Brees will have his own opportunity to share his thoughts live, serving in his new role as a Sunday Night Football studio analyst for the game. He still holds an extensive list of team and NFL marks, but he's fine with Brady knocking a few of them down. "Records are made to be broken," after all. But there was a particular process he experienced in the build-up to record-setting games, which he shared with ESPN.
"I would always get the tears and the emotions out of the way on a Monday or a Tuesday. Like literally cry it out on a Monday or a Tuesday, so that by the time it got to Sunday, it was all about business, it was all about the game, it was all about getting the job done."
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