New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is busy preparing for his team’s big “Monday Night Football” kickoff with the Indianapolis Colts, but he took time to record a special message of congratulations for LSU Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow, who won the 2019 Heisman Trophy on Saturday night.
Burrow did so while running a revamped Tigers offense that took a lot of inspiration from New Orleans, thanks to the addition of former Saints assistant Joe Brady to LSU coach Ed Orgeron’s staff (Brady won the Broyles Award, which recognizes the best assistant coach in the nation). And as fate would have it, Burrow wears the same jersey as Brees (No. 9), giving fans of both teams plenty of familiarity.
“Just wanted to tell you congratulations on winning the Heisman,” Brees said in a video shared from the Saints’ official Twitter account. “So well deserved. Such a phenomenal season. So much fun to watch. So congrats man, you deserve it, and enjoy it.” You can find his full comments in the video embedded below, or at this link.
However, Brees took time to emphasized what really matters the most: LSU’s bid to win a national championship. “But I know there’s still work to be done, you guys have a great opportunity ahead of you. Stay focused, keep your mind right, keep your team together. Man I know you deserve it, your team deserves it, Tiger Nation deserves it, South Louisiana deserves it. Go take it one at a time. Let’s go get it.”
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