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PAYTON AND BREES: The Men Who Built the Greatest Offense in NFL History
Jeff Duncan
As the city was rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, Sean Payton arrived in 2006 as a relative unknown, a first-time NFL head coach tasked with resurrecting a New Orleans Saints team that had just finished 3-13. Two months after Payton was hired, the Saints signed a free agent quarterback who was cast aside by the San Diego Chargers: Drew Brees. Together, these two underdogs joined forces and transformed the Saints from laughingstock to juggernaut. Payton's bold play-calling proved the perfect match for Brees, who threw a league-leading and franchise record 4,418 passing yards as the Saints advanced to the NFC championship game. Three seasons later, the Saints were Super Bowl champions. Payton and Brees is the definitive account of how this dynamic duo transformed a team, a city, and the game of football.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Duncan is a columnist at The Athletic New Orleans. Previously, he was a columnist and reporter at The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune for 20 years, where he was a member of the team that won two Pulitzer Prizes for the paper’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He has been honored four times as the Columnist of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has covered the New Orleans Saints longer than any journalist in the nation and is the author of two books on the team -- Tales from the Saints Sideline and From Bags to Riches. He is one of forty-eight members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Jeff Duncan is a columnist at The Athletic New Orleans. Previously, he was a columnist and reporter at The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune for 20 years, where he was a member of the team that won two Pulitzer Prizes for the paper’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina. He has been honored four times as the Columnist of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He has covered the New Orleans Saints longer than any journalist in the nation and is the author of two books on the team -- Tales from the Saints Sideline and From Bags to Riches. He is one of forty-eight members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
