Drew Brees had a special encounter with a fellow No. 9 last weekend in San Diego.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback presented high school QB Alex Ruiz with his first walking prosthetic leg, with a promise to pay for an athletic training prosthetic in the fall once Ruiz gets used to this one.
Ruiz, who wears No. 9 because he is such a big fan of Brees, had his left leg amputated below the knee in February because of a severe injury he suffered on the field last fall while playing for Linfield Christian High School in Temecula, California.