Drew Brees is set to make $19 million in salary earnings this year, which means he’s got quite a bit of disposable income to spare. Lucky for his alma mater, he’s feeling generous.
Brees and his wife Brittany have committed $1 million to the Purdue football program — more specifically the Football Master Plan, a five-point program designed to “create a championship-caliber program.” From the release:
“We care so much about Purdue University,” Drew Brees said. “Purdue has meant so much to me, and it has provided so many things. From the education I received and playing for coach Joe Tiller, to winning a Big Ten championship and going to the Rose Bowl, to the relationships I was able to form with many of my teammates and meeting my beautiful wife .