Unitas’ son sends Brees letter about TD record
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees will look to add to his streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass at Denver on Sunday night.
METAIRIE — With Drew Brees in position to break Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas’ record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass, Unitas’ son encouraged to the New Orleans Saints quarterback.
A letter from Joe Unitas, which the Saints posted on a team website, congratulates Brees for tying the record of 47 straight games last weekend in Green Bay.
Joe Unitas says he’s a big fan of Brees and wishes him the best on Sunday night against San Diego. Joe Unitas says he knows his father, who set the record between 1956 and 1960 while with the Baltimore Colts, would want Brees to break it.
Unitas calls Brees “a role model for today’s youth, a family man, and a humanitarian who cares for his community.”
He added that his father held those ideals above records.
Johnny Unitas died in 2002.