Drew Brees Officially Passes the Torch to Zion Williamson, No Pressure or Anything

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Drew Brees is pretty much the figurehead of New Orleans. I dare say he is a literal saint and not just the kind that plays football in a black and gold uniform. I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that Brees literally can walk on water…at least in New Orleans.

Well, now it looks like he’s attempting to pass the torch about as literally as he could without literally passing a literal torch.

Courtesy of Pro Basketball Talk:

Brees welcomed Williamson to town Tuesday by giving him an autographed jersey, one that read, “Passing the torch to you.” It also came with a card that said, “Zion, welcome to the family. Let’s dance.”

Holy shit, Drew. No pressure or anything, right?!?

I mean, come on man. Those are massive shoes to fill! That’s like the Pope saying, “alright, Stoney – you got this. It’s all you now.” I mean, I don’t have a clue as to what situation I could possibly be in where I become the new pope, but you get the illustration.

Zion Williamson is essentially going to have to become the pope of New Orleans now. All the good will that Brees has built up in that community. All the work he’s done to make the city a better place and inspire it. Yep – that’s all on Williamson’s shoulders now.

Dude was the top overall pick in last week’s NBA Draft, and by all means, looks like the best prospect to come out of the NBA Draft in a long time. But, I don’t know if Brees is doing this kid any favors by basically saying, “this is your city now.” That’s quite the cross to bear when you haven’t played a single second of professional American sports.

I wouldn’t want it. I would politely mail that jersey back to Mr. Brees and say, “nah, that ain’t me chief – check back in five years.”

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