Rare Photos of Drew Brees

Drew Brees has reached an agreement with the New Orleans Saints on a five-year, $100 million contract with a record $60 million guaranteed. Here are some rare photo of the Saints quarterback, who surpassed Dan Marino on Dec. 26, 2011, for the most yards passing in a single NFL season. Classy as ever, Brees sports a tuxedo for his Westlake High yearbook portrait. His legacy at Texas school lives on for more than just the picture. He led the Chaparrals to a 16-0 record and a Texas 5A championship in 1996.

Prolific in college as well as the pros, Brees led Purdue to 24 wins in his three years as a starter. He passed for 3,668 yards and 26 touchdowns his senior season, claiming the Maxwell Award for his efforts.

Locked in a quick embrace, Brees hugs then-girlfriend Brittany after being selected by the Chargers in the 2001 NFL draft. She'd stick around longer than San Diego would. Drew and his college sweetheart are now happily married, though he parted ways with the Chargers after the 2005 season.

Brees gets his measurements taken before the 2001 Hula Bowl. Then, as now, he was marked at 6-feet.

Eager to impress, Brees runs the 40 during the 2001 NFL Combine. He'd clock in at 4.83, a good enough time to make him the 32nd overall pick. He was the second quarterback selected, behind only Michael Vick.

Always a fan favorite, Brees signs autographs before the Hula Bowl in Hawaii in 2001. He'd throw for 119 yards and a touchdown in the game.

Brees kneels among the players who participated in the NFL Skills & Drills competition during the 2001 Super Bowl Weekend. Other notable participants included Santana Moss (No. 6), Reggie Wayne (No. 87) and Deuce McAllister (No. 22).

Brees poses with coach Sean Payton, wife Brittany and general manager Mickey Loomis after signing a six-year, $60 million deal with the Saints in 2006. Number nine would prove to be a wise investment for New Orleans, leading the franchise to its only Super Bowl championship.

Intelligent both on and off the field, Brees stands in front of the periodic table of elements. His classroom smarts earned him first-team Academic All-America honors at Purdue, the first Boilermaker to gain that distinction since Bruce Brineman in 1989.

Brees trains with New Orleans in December 2006, just months after he signed with the team as a free agent for $60 million in March. The Chargers declined to pursue Brees after he tore his labrum in 2005, opting to hand the offense to Philip Rivers instead.

An influential figure in both San Diego and New Orleans, Brees doles out inspirational Saints' shirts at Rady's Children's Hospital during an event in April 2008. The event benefited the Brees Dream Foundation, which was founded in 2003 to "advance research in the fight against Cancer and provide care, education and opportunities to children in need," according to its official web site.

Brees pumps up the Saints prior to a preseason matchup with the Cardinals in 2008. The quarterback has become known for his pregame chants, drawing from Marine Corps rituals and the movie 300 to motivate his teammates.

Trying to stay loose, Brees stretches out at the Saints training facility before the 2009 campaign. Even he couldn't have predicted the year he'd have, throwing for 4,388 yards and 34 touchdowns en route to a Super Bowl title.

Brees, President Barack Obama, DeMarcus Ware and Troy Polamalu get involved in the NFL's Play 60 campaign in November 2009. Their work with the children was filmed as a commercial to spread awareness about the league's initiative to combat childhood obesity.

Brees and Brittany with their first child, Baylen, at their home in New Orleans.

Consistently lethal on the field, Brees displays his weaponry off it during this 2010 trip to the U.S. Marine Corps. He showed his gratitude to the troops by visiting the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Djibouti.

Brees sits down with Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King in a coffee shop in January 2010. After their conversation, he'd go on to knock of the Cardinals, Vikings and Colts en route to an unforgettable Super Bowl victory.

A legend in his own sport, Jack Nicklaus poses with Brees during the Honda Classic Kenny G Gold Pro-Am in March 2010. Brees is becoming a legend in his own right, compiling five Pro-Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl championship, Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year honor and now the NFL single-season passing record in his impressive career.

Alongside teammates Reggie Bush and Jeremy Shockey, Brees accepts the ESPY for Best Team during the 2010 awards show. It was one of a number of awards that Brees captured, as he also was presented with trophies for Best NFL Player, Best Championship Performance and Best Male Athlete.

Brees enjoys a ride through Magic Kingdom with friends Goofy and Mickey Mouse following the Saints Super Bowl XLIV triumph. Like many other former Super Bowl champs, Brees punctuated his title with a celebratory trip to Disney World.

Brees and wife Brittany glide down the New Orleans streets in style during the team's Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, tossing beads, footballs and doubloons at adoring fans. After his performance in the playoffs, Brees had the Saints faithful treating him like royalty.

Amid the falling confetti, Brees hoists the Lombardi Trophy after New Orleans 31-17 Super Bowl victory over the Colts. Brees was terrific -- completing 32-of-39 attempts for 288 yards and two touchdowns -- and was named Super Bowl MVP.