Well that was a fun 15 minutes. The Purdue Boilermakers announced Thursday that one of their most prominent alumni had returned to the football program with Drew Brees accepting a role as an interim assistant coach, helping to bridge the gap after longtime head coach Jeff Brohm moved on. It was widely noted that this would give Brees some college-level coaching experience ahead of the NFL hiring cycle in January, fueling more than a little daydreaming among New Orleans Saints fans that he might come back to swap his old helmet for a headset.
“No,” Brees said quickly when asked if he’s interesting in coaching full-time at the college or pro level, during an interview with WWL radio in New Orleans on Thursday evening. He continued, “This is just a short-term thing, and like I said, this came about just with Coach Brohm leaving and us being in a position where we were trying to fill the gap.”
