
9 Saints jerseys - exclaimed, “Our dad is finally going to retire so he can spend more time with us!”īrees makes no doubt about his faith in God, as reported by Sports Spectrum: The post also included a short video in which his four young children - the three boys wearing No. “We shared some amazing moments together, many of which are emblazoned in our hearts and minds and will forever be a part of us,” Brees continued. “Til the very end I exhausted myself to give everything to the Saints organization, my team and the great city of New Orleans,” Brees said in social media post on Sunday, 15 years to the day after he signed with the Saints. All Rights Reserved.NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2019 and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc.2019.

Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. Payton was known for his amazing skill as a player and his humanitarian work with at-risk youth. The award has been around since 1970 but was renamed for Hall of Famer Walter Payton in 1999 after his death. They will get to wear a Man of the Year decal on their helmets for the rest of the season. This season's nominees will be announced Thursday.
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Other winners who are still active include Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten.Īll winners will get to wear the uniform patch for the rest of their careers. Past winners who are still playing will wear the patch on their jerseys. Related: JJ Watt's Hurricane Harvey relief fund tops $20 million He wouldn't say who he thought deserved to be this year's winner, but he complimented Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt for the work he did to raise more than $37 million for victims of Hurricane Harvey. "It's about trying to get guys on the same page to continue to inspire and motivate others to get active and have a presence in their communities." "The consensus was that the guys were OK with it," he said. The league wanted to be sure players were comfortable displaying their award on their jerseys.

While he's a "bit shy" about wearing a patch to commemorate his volunteer work, he said the winners discussed it closely with the NFL. He told CNNMoney that he's honored by the award and that his mother, who passed away in 2003, would be proud of him. Last year, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning both won the honor.įitzgerald credited his mother with encouraging him to be active in his community and give back.

The winner is announced the night before the Super Bowl. Each of the 32 teams picks a player, and three finalists are selected in January. The award is typically given to one player a year, nominated by his teammates. Related: Colin Kaepernick earns Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award Winners of the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award will wear a special uniform patch. Brees won the award for his work with his foundation, which raises money to help find a cure for cancer and help cancer patients.
