We will forever be grateful to him for what he brought to our club and the entire Gulf South community, showing everybody what can be accomplished by putting our sleeves up and showing leadership, determination and hard work. He played the game and played the position at its highest level, but just as important, represented our organization and region in the highest fashion. Over and above his outstanding performance, Drew came to represent the resolve, passion and drive that resonates not only with Saints fans and football fans, but our entire community. "When Drew first joined the Saints in 2006, my late husband Tom was determined to deliver a team to New Orleans that would win a championship on the field and become a leader in the community following the setbacks that Hurricane Katrina dealt our region.
We’ll see if he goes through that window or not."Drew is so much more valuable than all the records, awards and accolades that he amassed through a 15-year career with the New Orleans Saints and 20-year NFL playing career, one of the greatest in our league's history," Saints owner Gayle Benson said in a statement. But Brees’ comments do seem to leave a small window slightly open for him to continue as a player. And if those comments are more of a delaying tactic to set up a later retirement announcement, and if Glazer’s report earlier was completely accurate that the decision has already been made, that also leads to Brees not playing further.
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Even if Brees’ comments that he hasn’t yet made up his mind are true, he could still make the decision to hang up his cleats and head into the TV game. With all of that said, the balance of probabilities here still seems to be that this will be Brees’ last NFL game. So this might get particularly strange if Brees wants to play more (he’s signed through the 2021-22 season, but many people have long argued he won’t come back for that second year) and the Saints want to move on a situation like that led to Brady moving from New England to Tampa Bay last offseason. And while Brees has meant a ton to the Saints over the years, there are certainly questions about if he’s their best option going forward given his struggles with the deep ball this year and given that they already have a couple of interesting non-Brees options (Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill) on the roster. He’s already 42, and while some NFL quarterbacks have found success in their 40s (Brady, 43, just beat Brees), the list is pretty short, and Brees did not look good Sunday (he completed 19 of 34 passes, 55.9 percent, for 134 yards with one touchdown and the aforementioned three picks). But it’s also possible that Brees is telling the truth and that he hasn’t yet really decided if he’s going to try and come back or not.Īnd if Brees does choose to come back, that could get interesting indeed. And some of his extended post-game time on the field with his family (and with opposing QB Tom Brady) certainly suggests that he may have been taking a last look around. And it’s certainly possible that he actually already has decided to retire, but that he just didn’t want to announce that right now. It’s certainly possible that Brees would rather make this announcement in a separate press conference rather than one after a loss (and a loss where he threw three interceptions, and had his backup outshine him on a trick play). Saints coach Sean Payton was similarly asked for confirmation on Brees possibly retiring, but said that topic should be handled in another press conference. Pressed about what would go into that decision, Brees said: “I’m going to keep that to myself right now.”
“I’m going to give myself an opportunity to think about the season, just like I did last season, and make a decision,” Brees replied. For the record, though, here’s what Brees said about his future after the game, via John Sigler of USA Today’s Saints Wire:īut when asked if he could confirm reports that he plans to retire now that the 2020 season is behind him, all Brees could offer in a postgame conference call was a delay.
“Drew Brees will be done, that’s it.” That seems pretty definitive from Glazer, and he has a solid track record.
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