PFT- Brees is in the final year of his contract, but said during an appearance on XTRA 1360 AM with former Chargers teammate Nick Hardwick and Judson Richards that he’ll “handle 2018 when 2018 gets here.” Brees did make it clear that his desire is to remain in New Orleans.
“I feel like we’ve got a great opportunity ahead of us and I don’t plan on leaving New Orleans ever,” Brees said. “Hopefully, I know all of that stuff takes care of itself when it’s supposed to. I have not approached them about any contract. We just have a great understanding here. Listen, we’re going to go through this season and we’ll revisit it in the offseason. For right now, I’m in the moment.” ------ Wha-what?!? Why that answer doesn't seem "uncertain" at all. In fact, you might even say that Drew Brees' response to a question about his future read rather....definitively. Seems odd that he would speak so cavalierly about the rigorous contract negotiations that are sure to come between him and the NFL franchise that he's served as the face of for more than a decade. It's almost like he thinks it's a forgone conclusion that he'll continue to be a member of the New Orleans Saints now that the rebuild that he put his faith in has finally proven fruitful and the rest of the roster around him appears built to make the most of his remaining years. I wonder what even gave him that impression? Could it be his close relationship with a head coach that - for the first time in a long time - appears to be on the coolest of seats just a year and a half after signing a 5-year extension? Perhaps it's the fact that contending teams don't typically let elite quarterbacks walk when there is not a single potential heir apparent waiting in the wings? I don't know, maybe he's just been made to feel optimistic by seven straight victories in which the team that he is the unquestioned leader of has looked like one of the most complete in the entire league. Whatever the case may be, he might want to check in with Ian Rapoport before he goes blabbering on and on about how he plans on staying in New Orleans for the remainder of his career, because a handful of inaccurate passes have people with no affiliation to organization considering alternate plans of action...
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