“The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and ...” — Drew Brees Quote

The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height.

I grew up in Texas, obviously a huge football state.

And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me.

Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player.

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

Bobsledders are big athletes, and I'm a big athlete.

I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlete or a doctor or a lawyer or whatever they want to be. I tell them they can do all that because Tourette's won't stop them.