It's not a stretch to call New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees an iron man.
If not for two meaningless games that Brees sat out after a playoff berth was clinched -- once in the 2004 finale as a Charger, once in the 2009 finale as a Saint -- that fact might be talked about even more.
Take those two games away, and Brees would be holding a 184-game playing streak dating back to 2003, enough to lead all active quarterbacks and rank third all-time. As it is, Brees' current active streak of 80 straight games played ranks 18th all-time, right above his previous streak of 79 games.