Overview
- The New Orleans Saints announced on Aug. 11 that Brees will be added to the team’s Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 11 when the Saints host the Minnesota Vikings.
- The team said Brees will receive his Pro Football Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence at the same on-field halftime event.
- Saints owner Gayle Benson and GM Mickey Loomis praised Brees for his on-field production, leadership and community work in New Orleans when making the announcement.
- Brees spent 15 seasons with the Saints, led the franchise to its only Super Bowl title in the 2009 season, holds the club’s major passing records and was a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer in 2026.
- The induction makes Brees the ninth member of the Saints’ Ring of Honor and is billed as a marquee moment in the club’s 60th-season celebrations that will allow fans a hometown salute.