Tyler Shough

No. 6 · 2nd season

Drew Brees helped Tyler Shough build something before the season even started

Before a single regular-season snap, Tyler Shough is already doing the work that doesn't show up on a stat sheet.

Shough is stepping into the starting quarterback role for the New Orleans Saints this season — a franchise that knows what a great quarterback era feels like. Drew Brees, the player most synonymous with Saints football, helped Shough organize a retreat in San Diego bringing together quarterbacks and wide receivers ahead of the season. Brees didn't have to do that. He did it anyway.

That kind of early investment matters. Chemistry between a quarterback and the people catching the ball is built in rooms and in practice, and Shough is clearly not waiting to build it. Getting Brees involved — the person who defined what this position looks like in New Orleans — says something about how seriously Shough is approaching this.

The shadow of a legend is a real thing in this city. Shough isn't trying to escape it. He seems to be learning from it.

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