The then-San Diego Chargers’ decision to let Drew Brees walk away in free agency, ultimately landing with the New Orleans Saints, remains one of the greatest what-if’s in NFL history. The story has it all: a Chargers quarterback controversy between highly-drafted prospects (who each went on to make Hall of Fame-worthy careers), uncertain injury concerns, the rebirth of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a historic father-and-son coaching duo (and a father-and-son quarterback duo, who forced their hand in an NFL landscape-changing trade), and even a Nick Saban cameo. But we’ll focus on one little anecdote.
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer told his part in that story to SI.