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The Purdue Boilermakers will have a future Hall of Fame quarterback on their sidelines as a coach for their matchup with LSU at the Citrus Bowl on Monday.
Drew Brees will be an interim assistant for the team’s bowl game.
Brees’ decision to temporarily join the Boilermakers’ coaching staff for this game had some wondering if he had his sights set on a coaching career in the future.
Today Brees discussed that possibility and revealed that while he has been contacted about a few coaching opportunities, he has no plans to continue coaching after Monday.
Brees said he's been contacted by a few people about coaching opportunities but this is a one-time thing.
"Obviously I want to get us prepared to go out there and play well against LSU on Monday and after that, I turn back into a pumpkin." https://t.co/Dnydseh3r5
— Matt Murschel (@osmattmurschel) December 31, 2022
Brees also discussed his motivation for his short-term coaching gig.
Drew Brees on his interim coaching stint at Purdue: "I'm just doing this because I love my university and the opportunity to coach young me like Austin and our team and to just get this program through the whole game."
— Matt Murschel (@osmattmurschel) December 31, 2022
Unfortunately for some bettors, Brees’ one-time foray into coaching looks like it will cost them the chance to bet on this year’s Citrus Bowl.
New Jersey gaming regulators on Friday ordered the sportsbooks to halt betting on the Citrus Bowl between Purdue and LSU, because “an individual associated with Purdue Football team” is in violation of state regulations.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) December 30, 2022
Luckily for those bettor, it looks like they won’t have to worry about having that issue again.
If Brees ever changes his mind about coaching, there will surely be plenty of teams in college and in the NFL that will be interested in seeing what a quarterback who battled Tom Brady for his spot in the NFL record books has to offer as a coach.