The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 13 first-time candidates among the 128 modern-era nominees for the class of 2026 on Wednesday. Among them are quarterbacks Drew Brees and Philip Rivers, whose careers are forever intertwined thanks to their time spent together on the San Diego Chargers. Alex Smith joins them as the third new quarterback nominee. Advertisement Arizona Cardinals …
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Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees
Quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Larry Fitzgerald were picked in their first year of eligibility as two of the nominees among modern era players for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Brees and Fitzgerald were two of the most prolific producers in the passing game in NFL history with Brees ranking second all time in yards passing and …
Read More »Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald headline 2026 Hall of Fame nominees
Sep 24, 2025, 11:09 AM ET Quarterback Drew Brees and receiver Larry Fitzgerald were picked in their first year of eligibility as two of the nominees among modern era players for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. Brees and Fitzgerald were two of the most prolific producers in the passing game in NFL history with Brees ranking second …
Read More »Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald among 128 modern-era candidates for Hall
Thirteen players in their first year of eligibility are among the list of 128 modern-era players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, the Hall announced Wednesday. Three quarterbacks — Drew Brees, Philip Rivers and Alex Smith — are among those on the initial ballot. Others who last played in the 2020 season and under consideration …
Read More »Bo Nix spent time with Drew Brees, Sean Payton’s former QB, in offseason
Bo Nix described his offseason as one of his calmest in recent memory earlier this summer. To be sure, he didn’t have to learn from a new offensive coordinator. Didn’t transfer schools. Didn’t have to go right from his final college season headlong into preparing for the NFL draft. Nix has been busy, though. Amid the downtime over the past …
Read More »Sean Payton: Bo Nix spent four or five days with Drew Brees this offseason
When it comes to a marriage between a head coach and quarterback, few partnerships in recent memory have worked better than Sean Payton and Drew Brees with the Saints. But now Payton is the head coach of a different team with a different young quarterback in Bo Nix. After the pairing guided Denver to the postseason in 2024, Payton revealed …
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