Who Dat in the Pro Bowl? Drew Brees![Video]
(with help from the AP)
My favorite quarterback from my favorite NFL team, record-setter Drew Brees, you know the guy, is among five Saints players voted to the 2011-12 NFC Pro Bowl roster.
Brees, the King of the Mardi Gras and apparently still King of quarterbacks, passed for 5,087 yards this season, an NFL record, which he set in Monday night's victory over Atlanta.
That eclipsed Dan Marino's previous mark of 5,084 which stood since 1984.
One of Brees' favorite targets, tight end Jimmy Graham, was also voted to the 2011-12 NFC Pro Bowl roster.
All five players are part of the Saints' league-leading offense, and three are linemen — left tackle Jermon Bushrod, left guard Carl Nicks and right guard Jahri Evans.
Graham, in only his second season, leads the Saints with 91 catches for 1,213 yards and 10 touchdowns. His touchdown total is a Saints single-season record for a tight end.
"If you look around the NFC, you see a ton of amazing and talented players at tight end and to be thought of in that company by my peers, the head coaches and the fans who follow the NFL is something I take seriously," Graham said Tuesday.
This is Evans' third straight Pro Bowl selection and Nicks' second straight.
Drew Brees has had amazing past several games, re-invigorating Saints fans with hopes of another Super Bowl championship.
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