Saints Renegotiate Drew Brees' 2021 Salary
4 years agoThe New Orleans Saints renegotiated quarterback Drew Brees' contract to free up nearly $24 million in salary cap space for the 2021 season, according to a league source. Brees is dropping his salary to the minimum, which is another big hint that he's leaning toward retirement after his season ended with a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Head coach Sean Payton said he expects an official announcement from the 42-year-old future Hall of Famer in the next week or two. Brees missed time with broken ribs and a punctured lung in 2020 and also dealt with other nagging injuries throughout the season. It's been widely expected that he will hang up his cleats. New Orleans wants to re-sign Jameis Winston to potentially take over for Brees under center in 2021, but Taysom Hill is also in the fold.
Source: Overthecap.com
Source: Overthecap.com