Episode 19: From Gridiron to the Kitchen Line: The Drew Brees Pickleball Story

The Pickleball Recovery & Performance Podcast By Paddle Pro Balm

The Pickleball Recovery & Performance Podcast By Paddle Pro Balm
Episode 19: From Gridiron to the Kitchen Line: The Drew Brees Pickleball Story
Jun 24, 2026 Season 1 Episode 19
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He won a Super Bowl. 

He threw for more yards than anyone in NFL history at the time of his retirement. He's a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. And now Drew Brees is all-in on pickleball, owning a Major League Pickleball team, developing 30 Picklr franchise locations, hosting his own annual pickleball festival, and even creating an entirely new sport. In Episode 19 we tell the full story, from his near career-ending shoulder injury in 2005, to his legendary NFL comeback, to what the Drew Brees pickleball story means for every player in this community.

Topics: Drew Brees pickleball, NFL players pickleball, Drew Brees The Picklr, celebrity pickleball, Major League Pickleball, LA Mad Drops, NFL shoulder injury recovery, pickleball recovery, athlete recovery lessons, pickleball performance, pickleball growing sport, Drew Brees Super Bowl, pickleball franchise, Paddle Pro Balm.

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