Drew Brees won't need a GPS assist when the time comes next year.

He was in Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, on Aug. 2, celebrating the HOF induction of former San Diego Chargers teammate Antonio Gates, a tight end with whom he played three productive seasons (2003-05).

He's familiar with the location of the shrine and the treasures inside, and there's every reason for it to feel like home for Brees, the former New Orleans Saints quarterback who has entered his first year of induction eligibility.

While his inclusion seems only a matter of formality, this year the spotlight belonged to Gates.

"It was a Charger reunion, is what it was, a lot of guys from back then," Brees said Thursday while in New Orleans for the third annual NOLA PickleFest. The pickleball tourname

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