BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Several New Orleans Saints players visited Minneapolis last week to participate in various Super Bowl activities, but most -- if not all -- left before the game on Sunday.
Quarterback Drew Brees, though, had a good reason to stay. Before Super Bowl 52 between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, the NFL honored past winners of the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, so Brees attended the game at U.S. Bank Stadium and was among the players announced for the league's highest award for charity work. He won the award in 2006.