Drew Brees discusses AFC quarterbacks needing to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs for legacy

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This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees about his partnership with Jimmy John's and creating his personalized sandwich, The Brees #9. He also compares the other top AFC quarterbacks competing with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to the challenges NBA great Michael Jordan faced early in his career.
"I lived on that (Jimmy John's) in college, and then obviously, here we are 25 years later. That's still probably one of my favorite meals. There is a slight modification because I can't do dairy, so I have no cheese and add hot peppers. So that is the actual secret to the Brees #9, and from now until the end of August, even though I'm trying to talk them into the rest of the year, it will be a Jimmy John's anywhere in the country," said Brees, "You say, Give me the Brees #9. That is exactly the sandwich you're going to get. It's the Italian nightclub, and those proceeds will go to the Jimmy John's Foundation, which supports the Brees Dream Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs nationwide. So really, excited about that. We've got 12 stores in the New Orleans market that have been doing that since 2011, and it's been a great relationship and partnership with Jimmy John's ever since."
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are recent MVPs who haven't been able to reach the Super Bowl due to losses in the AFC Championship to Mahomes and the Chiefs. Brees believes that both superstar players must lead their teams to the big game for their legacies.
"I think they have to (defeat Kansas City), and you look at the history of sports and from going back to the (Chicago) Bulls and (Detroit) Pistons." said Brees, "Bulls couldn't get past the Pistons, and figure out a way to do it, and the bad boys go into and they're beating up Jordan, and then, Jordan goes through that, that evolution of, all right, I got to gain 15 pounds so I can take the pounding and I go in the paint against these guys. So, just little things like that, where it's like, Alright, what's going to be the key because there's no doubt that both the (Baltimore) Ravens and the (Buffalo) Bills sit there on their schedule, and they circle the Chiefs. Not only do we have to get by these guys in the regular season, but they're the team that we're gonna have to beat in the postseason, and in many cases, it's been in Arrowhead (Stadium), although the Chiefs have gone everywhere I want to. So yeah, absolutely, that's what they're thinking about."
Fans can order The Brees #9, Drew's personal Jimmy John's go-to order, for the first time. Available for a limited time through August 31st, the order supports Jimmy John's Foundation, benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Brees Dream Foundation.