Hall of Famer Drew Brees Returns to Purdue Practice Just 2 Days After Canton Induction: Two days after the gold jacket… Drew Brees is back on the practice field in West Lafayette. Hall of Famer. Purdue legend. Still pure Boilermaker.He loo… Boiler Up, Hall of Famer! From Ross-Ade to Canton — what a journey, Drew Brees! Today we celebrate one of our own as a first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famer. The kid from Texas who chose West Lafayette, led the Boilermakers to a Big Ten … A new era is underway in West Lafayette! 🚂🔥 Welcome to Purdue, Tommy McClelland. Boiler Up! 💛🖤 Happy 23rd Birthday to Purdue legend Braden Smith! 🎉 A two-time consensus First-Team All-American and 2025 Big Ten Player of the Year, Smith finished his Boilermaker career as the NCAA’s all-time leader with 1,103 assists. 🚂