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Drew Brees wins FedEx Air Player of the Week award

Brees recorded 396 passing yards on Sunday, Sept. 23

Sep 27, 2018 at 02:25 PM

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been selected as the FedEx Air Player of the Week for Week 3.

Brees recorded 396 passing yards on Sunday, Sept. 23 along with three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons. Brees also broke the NFL's all-time completions record by picking up his 6,301st completion, surpassing Brett Favre on the list.

Other nominees for FedEx air were: Jared Goff (Rams) and Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers)

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