New Orleans & Tuscaloosa owe the Dolphins medical staff a great deal of gratitude. Drew Brees failed his physical in ‘06 during his free agent visit to Miami. Nick Saban wanted to sign the Future Hall of Famer that offseason. The deal was dead. Brees’ agent had a favor to ask of… pic.twitter.com/15ixrIhXfM

Saban coached at LSU for five seasons and brought a national championship to Baton Rouge in 2003 before heading to the Miami Dolphins two years later. However, Saban revealed on Ryan Clark's 'The Pivot Podcast' that leaving LSU was "professionally, the biggest mistake I ever made."

Drew Brees left the Los Angeles Chargers as a free agent in 2006, joined the New Orleans Saints, and embarked on an incredible 15-year stint with the franchise.

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban talked about the "biggest mistake" he made during his career in an interview on "The Pivot"

Nick Saban elaborated on what his biggest mistake was in his coaching career was, and that was leaving LSU football.

Former Saints head coach Sean Payton took to social media Wednesday to challenge legendary former Alabama head coach Nick Saban on his recollection of how Drew Brees ended up in New Orleans in 2006. Nineteen years ago, Saban was entering his second campaign as the head coach of the Dolphins following a 9-7 season.

On former Tiger Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot” podcast, Saban said leaving LSU was “the biggest mistake I ever made,” throughout his storied career. “I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you can develop players personally, academically, athletically, and all that a little more than in pro ball,” Saban said.

When many NFL fans around the world think of the New Orleans Saints, one of if not the first player they think of is Drew Brees. A franchise icon, one of the best quarterbacks to ever step on a football field,

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban isn't unretiring. But if he did, he'd prefer the NFL over college, he said on the Pivot Podcast.

Nick Saban shared his biggest regret recently during an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, and it would’ve changed the college football landscape for years. “When I left LSU that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made,” he admitted.

Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach of all time. However, if it were up to him, his career would have looked a lot different.