It looks like they will get the deal done.
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Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are close to reaching agreement on a contract extension, according to reports. La Canfora adds the two sides “have started chatting again” over the last week and are expected to make a “final push” before Brees’ Week 1 deadline.
There has been dialogue between the two for approximately a week and an exchange of proposals in recent days.
Brees has mentioned it quite a few times that he would not talk about a contract extension once the season starts.
A source told ESPN’s Mike Triplett that the extension Brees and the Saints are now discussing may be shorter in length than other recent blockbuster quarterback deals.
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There’s no word on the total figures or length of the deal, but it’s likely to be right in the neighborhood of the $24.594 million a year average that Andrew Luck got in his new deal with the Colts. He doesn’t want to negotiate in-season. The guaranteed money could be well into the 75 percent range or higher. He led the National Football League in passing for the fourth time in five seasons a year ago with 4,870 yards in just 15 games played. The team doesn’t want to be put in a situation where it has to place the franchise tag on the future Hall of Fame quarterback next March.
