Drew Brees explains his approach to teams gauging his interest in coaching

Drew Brees made a name for himself in the NFL, becoming one of the top quarterbacks in league history. Brees is currently serving as an interim assistant coach on the Purdue Boilermakers staff, and he has made sure to put emphasis on the interim tag next to his name.

When Purdue takes the field on Monday for the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against LSU, Brees will be in a different role as a coach. But he isn’t getting too comfortable in that spot. Brees confirmed in a recent press conference that he only plans on coaching this one game as an interim, and then he’s back into retirement with no plans on returning to the sidelines.

“Yes, but I’m not entertaining those,” Brees said. “This is interim. I’m just doing this, because I love my university, and the opportunity to coach young men like Austin [Burton] and our team, and just get this program through the bowl game. Obviously, get us prepared to go out there and play really well against LSU on Monday. And then after that, turn back into a pumpkin.”

Brees spent 20 years in the NFL, playing five seasons for the then San Diego Chargers before spending the last 15 years with the New Orleans Saints. In his career, he completed 7,142 total passes, accumulating 80,358 yards with 571 touchdowns and 243 interceptions. Brees is a 13-time Pro Bowl quarterback, a one-time All-Pro, and a two-time AP Offensive Player of the Year. He won one Super Bowl.

Prior to his time in the NFL, Brees played at Purdue before becoming a second-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

During his time in New Orleans with the Saints, Brees surely spent a lot of time in close proximity to the LSU football program. He admits that he roots for LSU, though that has been put on hold at least until the end of Monday’s game between the Boilermakers and Tigers.

Brees undoubtedly brings a lot of experience to the table, and someone like him could be valuable when it comes to developing quarterbacks if he joined the coaching ranks. But despite that, Brees has made it very clear that he has no intentions of continuing his coaching career any further than Monday’s game.