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WATCH: Zion Williamson battles Drew Brees, J.T. Barrett in Saints QB Challenge

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Zion Williamson hasn’t played a second of basketball in New Orleans yet, but already the No. 1 overall draft pick from the 2019 NBA Draft is one of the city’s most popular sports figures.

So, in a friendly challenge, the new NBA star challenged another pretty popular New Orleans sports figure, Drew Brees, to a fun athletic battle. Williamson, Brees and other Saints players — including J.T. Barrett — took part in a quarterback challenge.

It makes for a pretty entertaining video.

There was a complex point system and the contest incorporating both basketball and football skills. It was a pretty close fight all the way to the end.

Here’s the video, which was posted by the New Orleans Saints:

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB