Saints renegotiate QB Drew Brees' contract, free up cap space in 2021

[RedFive]

Saints renegotiate QB Drew Brees' contract, free up cap space in 2021

www.nfl.com

"...the Saints will now carry a roughly $12 million cap charge for Brees, rather than the $36 million-plus it would've intially cost the team. An additional $11.5M would hit the cap in 2022, he added.
The move frees up about $24M for the Saints which will be crucial in an offseason where many teams will be cap-strapped."

 

[Buff]

Well, so much for him retiring. Unless its a 'thank you' renegotiation.

 

[Pandarilla]

Saints are tough to watch.

Never has ashy skin been so apparent as juxtaposed to those uniforms.

Should call em the New Orleans Ashy Larry's...

 

[BahamaFinFan78]

What happens if he retires after the new league year begins?

 

[Finsup4ever]

So, now the Saints are ONLY $75 million over

 

[KingHydra]

I love Drew Brees but the dude should 100% retire. Watching him play last year was a bit painful. You can tell his arm strength is just gone. The main issue with aging QB's is that their arm strength falls off a cliff as we saw with an aging Peyton Manning.