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Brees, Saints getting nowhere on contract
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08:05 AM ET 05.03 | New Orleans sure could use some good news these days, and this certainly won't qualify. [The Saints] and quarterback Drew Brees are not any closer to a contract extension and have made little progress on a long-term deal. ... Brees, who was tagged by the Saints as their franchise player, has not signed his one-year tender and has skipped the team's voluntary workouts to date. Brees led the Saints to the franchise's first Super Bowl championship after the 2009 season. He broke Dan Marino's single-season passing yards record last season, throwing for 5,476 yards and 46 touchdowns. Last month, Saints owner Tom Benson said "we're close" when asked if a long-term deal was near.
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Close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and dancing. Add to this list, if you'd like.
Wawa-we-wa
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It's cheaper to tag him this year and next. He can't go anywhere and he cannot sit out.
50yearfan
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You can add nuclear weapons, too, unless you're going after hardened targets like missile silos.
But, face it, the Saints are a pretty soft target these days.
Debbie Does
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RIP Junior Seau--you gave us some great moments.
Mad Men RULES!
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Isn't Brees a NFLPA rep? Letting the NFL stick with the franchise player deal probably sounded like an ok idea till he got stuck with it. With that said, Brees man up take your what $12 million or so your gonna get this year and smile about it.
I Must Break You
Harrisonburg , VA
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Yeah, Brees can play the season out. If they tag him again, he can do it again. After that, he's a free man and can play the same game as Peyton Manning.
Loyalty is nice, but if your team doesn't reciprocate, it's time to move on.
Debbie Does
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Awesome montage but I can't believe he willfully took his own life. Pretty awful thing to do to your family, imo.
MarcTheMan
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Totally agree.
Whitey0302
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Credit card fraud? No thanks... I'm trying to cut back.
Melman
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In defense of the Saints, though, the head coach and GM are both suspended, and they just found out this week which players won't be available for the start of the season. So, they didn't know how much cap space they had, and even then they've got nobody to do the negotiating.
ESPN should know this.
Debbie Does
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More than likely a trojan virus as soon as you click the site.
Robataille
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If I were a Saints fan I would be worried. With all the bad Karma working against the Saints, the risk of maybe losing my starting QB next season would terrify me.
Ron Mexico II
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Bitter?
Otis B. Driftwood
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No, thanks, I prefer an India Pale Ale. But thanks for asking.
Debbie Does
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Saints are on the fast track to becoming the Aints again.
Home Slice
Why So Seri, US
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