[net-gold] SPORTS: FOOTBALL: PROFESSIONAL: Precise Under Pressure, Brees Completes His Quest
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- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:13:42 -0500 (EST)
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SPORTS: FOOTBALL: PROFESSIONAL:
Precise Under Pressure, Brees Completes His Quest
Precise Under Pressure, Brees Completes His Quest
By GREG BISHOP
Published: February 8, 2010
New York Times
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/08/sports/football/08brees.html>
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. This was the moment Drew Brees had longed for, the
reason he came back from a shoulder injury so severe that doctors
initially said it could not be repaired. This was for all the critics who
said he was too short, for all the teams that passed on him as a free
agent.
Mostly, this was for New Orleans, the city that adopted Brees, the place
where he helped form a perfect union. Brees was the quarterback who
desperately wanted to feel needed. New Orleans was the city destroyed in
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city that desperately needed help.
It culminated with 5 minutes 42 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLIV on
Sunday, with Brees throwing for another touchdown and cementing his Most
Valuable Player status. Tight end Jeremy Shockey caught the ball, and
after a successful 2-point conversion, the Saints led, 24-17, against the
favored Indianapolis Colts.
Only quarterback Peyton Manning stood in the way of the perfect ending for
the Saints. And when his pass fell into the waiting arms of cornerback
Tracy Porter, Brees and the Saints could finally exhale. Four decades of
disappointment had amazingly, improbably and unbelievably expired.
What started in 2006 when Brees signed with the Saints and rebuilt not
only his shoulder but also his reputation and the city of New Orleans had
an ending fit for Hollywood. The championship trophy felt lighter than
Brees expected, but it shone, bright and polished, exactly as he dreamed
it would.
Its unbelievable, Brees said, stammering to explain four years in a
15-minute news conference.
What got Bill Becknell was the trophy. Becknell served as ball boy on the
first Saints team in 1967, worked in a number of positions and eventually
became team counsel in 1976. Becknell is something of an unofficial team
historian and has watched every quarterback in the history of this
franchise. On Sunday, he cried tears of joy.
Im 60 years old, Becknell said. And because of Drew Brees, and these
Saints, I can die happy.
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