“I want to personally thank you for everything you did to be part of the record setting moment,” Brees wrote to 174 current and former teammates and coaches who received the gift. I’m at a loss for words and can only say that it was a privilege and honor to be your teammate. “And then I started thinking, ‘Well, it’s not just about the receivers, it’s about the guys blocking.’ So it’s like, ‘All right, let’s find every offensive lineman that’s ever started a game,’ ” Brees said. Then I started thinking about coaches, then I started thinking about other people as well. “It’s him,” Saints tight end Benjamin Watson, who is in his fifth season playing with Brees, said.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2018 20:15 UTC