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

As the world continues to wait for an update on Drew Brees, the Saints made an important move regarding the veteran's contract.

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.