Jan 23, 2025 · Saban recently reconted his pursuit of Brees with Miami, but Payton says the story is missing something.

Jan 22, 2025 · Former Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban recently shared more details surrounding the botched pursuit of then-free agent Drew Brees in the 2006 offseason and the

Jan 22, 2025 · During an appearance on The Pivot Podcast, Saban elaborated on how Miami almost landed Drew Brees after he was let-go from the San Diego Chargers. Unfortunately, a failed physical led to the Dolphins pivoting to Daunte Culpepper, who was at the tail-end of his career, and Brees took his talents to the New Orleans Saints.

Jan 22, 2025 · Former Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban said one of his biggest regrets of his coaching career is not signing Drew Brees in 2006. Saban was in his second and final season with the...

Jan 23, 2025 · Sean Payton, former New Orleans Saints coach, gave his counter to Nick Saban's, the former Miami Dolphins coach, story on how Drew Brees ended up on the Saints in 2006. Payton is now with the Broncos.

And Brees has now weighed in on the side of his former coach, Sean Payton, and against the man who once wanted to coach him, Nick Saban. In the spring of 2006, Brees was a free agent for the first ...

Jan 23, 2025 · While Nick Saban claims that the Dolphins decided to pass on Drew Brees on the team doctors' recommendation, multiple reports from 2006 suggest that the franchise did offer the quarterback...

Jul 21, 2021 · Through the latter half of Nick Saban’s second season as head coach of the Dolphins, we heard repeatedly that he was miserable in the NFL and that he wanted to go back to the college game. On Tuesday, Saban revealed the moment at which he claims that he decided the NFL wasn’t for him.

Jan 23, 2025 · One of the topics that came up was Drew Brees, his failed physical with the Dolphins, as well as the phone call Saban had with Brees’ agent regarding how long he needed the physical to not...

Jul 19, 2021 · Nick Saban and the Dolphins once passed on Drew Brees, who eventually became a Saints legend. Brees recently addressed Miami's mistake.