Time to look at Drew Brees collectibles

DON'T PASS ME BY — As coronavirus began spreading like wildfire in February and March, Drew Brees and his wife Britany donated $5 million to help deliver meals to needy people across their home state of Louisiana. The gesture didn’t surprise his fans: Brees is one of football’s truly good guys, the type of hero who makes a worthy collecting target. And now is a good time to nose around for Brees memorabilia. He’s a future Hall of Famer whose numbers are on a par with Tom Brady but whose collectibles aren’t nearly as expensive.

Here's a look at some relatively reasonable prices paid for “Brees-ibilia” in recent eBay auctions:

  for a 2001 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket autographed card (BGS 8). An ungraded example of the same card.