Mark Brunell is leaving Hog Heaven for The Big Easy Bayou.  The Redskins QB signed on as a backup with the Saints today.  That means don’t be surprised if you see current Saints backup Jamie Martin serving Po-Boys at Maspero’s on Decatur this summer.  

Brunell’s  been in the league a long time, but we can’t say we’ve been keeping up with his career.  So if you’re like us, you might feel it’s time to catch up on the guy who’ll step in for Drew Brees if disaster strikes.  So we’ve collected 10 interesting little fun facts about the black and gold backup…after the jump. 

#10. He may have grown up on the West Coast, but his hometown is in the “Dirty Dirty”… Laurel, MS.   

#9. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1993.

#8  He and his wife started a foundation to help children with chronic illnesses.

#7. He founded a church in Florida, which he started in his living room. (Creepy alert!)

#6. He holds the NFL record for the most consecutive completions in a single game.  Wanna know who he’s tied with?  Not Brett Favre, not Peyton Manning, and not Tom Brady,  but the ever crap-tacular David Carr. 

#5. In 1992, he was selected as a 44th round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 1992 MLB draft, but Brunell was more interested in football.

#4.  He’s been to the pro-bowl 3 times. (1996, 1997, 1999 seasons)

#3. According to the website myheritage.com, his celebrity look-alike is Orlando Bloom.   

(Um, sure….) 

 #2. Mark Brunell trading cards with fake signatures are apparently a hot item.

#1. His daughter, Caitlin Brunell, is a teenaged beauty queen.