Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was among a cavalcade of NFL players who congratulated Drew Brees for setting the new all-time high in touchdown passes.
On Monday night, Brees reached the 540 mark for career touchdown passes, surpassing two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning, as the New Orleans Saints blasted the Indianapolis Colts 34-7 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
In a Yahoo Sports video, Watson sent his best wishes to the Super Bowl MVP.
“Drew Brees, man, I just want to go ahead and congratulate,” Watson said. “You inspire me, the whole league, not just as a quarterback, but as a human being and as a father and as a man. I really appreciate you and you have a true fan, a true brother here. So, I appreciate you. Congratulations.”
Brees would finish the night with 541 career touchdown passes as he completed 29-of-30 for 307 yards and four touchdowns.
“18, 19, 20 years, that’s crazy,” Watson said of Brees’ career on Sept. 3. “I’ve only been alive for 23 years, so it’s amazing to see what he’s done, and actually this summer I was looking at his stats and seeing the amount of years he’s had 5,000 yards, 5,000 yards, 5,000 yards, 4,000 yards and just constantly doing it repeatedly every year.
It’s crazy to think — correct me if I’m wrong — that he’s never had an MVP, which is very mind blowing. I think he probably had a Super Bowl MVP but never a regular season MVP. I mean, it’s just mind-blowing to even think that, but also just the numbers and the stats and the things he’s doing.”
Though Brees has yet to attain an MVP award, in possessing the NFL’s all-time touchdown passing record, it ensures him a bust in Canton, Ohio, at the Pro Football Hall of Fame when his career is over. By that point, one can only imagine how close Watson will be in surpassing Brees’ mark.
