NBC Sports commentator and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is seen on the field before a game between the Saints and the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at the Caesars Superdome. Drew Brees claps back at NFL Network analyst over shadeNew Orleans Saints legend pops up as a comparison for young quarterbacks on occasion, and new Denver Broncos quarterback is an NFL rookie who is sometimes mentioned in relation to the future Hall of Famer.
Recently, the NFL Network's Michael Robinson mentioned Brees when talking about what Nix has to offer in Denver. However, his praise for Nix included a little bit of shade for Brees. "Wow, three-word evaluation for Bo Nix – I'm going to go, athletic Drew Brees.
But this guy knows how to get over 70 percent completion," Robinson said. "You're not going to see Drew Brees doing a lot of quarterback draws and things like that." It's clear that Brees took offense to the suggestion that he wasn't a very athletic quarterback during his 20 years in the NFL.
On Wednesday, to Instagram that included Robinson's comments before rolling into a highlight reel of some of the quarterback's best moments of running with the ball during his time with the Saints. While Brees wasn't known as a speed demon as a quarterback, he always moved well in the pocket and was great at punching the ball in the end zone with a leap at the goal line. He ran for 25 touchdowns during his NFL career, including one score "I had to have some fun with this o.
