Drew Brees “All For” Sharing Saints’ QB Job With Taysom Hill
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By Evan Bleier | Insidehook.com
On Friday, the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns said he’d be happy to return to the league as a part-time player in 2020.
Speaking to Chris Simms of NBC Sports, free-agent-to-be Drew Brees said that he’d be fine splitting reps at quarterback with Taysom Hill next season if they are both back in New Orleans with the Saints.
“If I’m back, and Taysom’s alongside me, call the plays that put us in the best position to win,” Brees said. “If that means Taysom Hill is taking 30 snaps a game, 25 snaps a game, so be it. I’m all for that.”
The 41-year-old QB’s remarks come on the heels of a report from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio that New Orleans would like Brees back with the team in 2020 to ease the transition of Hill taking the reins at the position on a full-time basis in 2021. ...
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(Jonathan Bachman/Getty)
By Evan Bleier | Insidehook.com
On Friday, the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns said he’d be happy to return to the league as a part-time player in 2020.
Speaking to Chris Simms of NBC Sports, free-agent-to-be Drew Brees said that he’d be fine splitting reps at quarterback with Taysom Hill next season if they are both back in New Orleans with the Saints.
“If I’m back, and Taysom’s alongside me, call the plays that put us in the best position to win,” Brees said. “If that means Taysom Hill is taking 30 snaps a game, 25 snaps a game, so be it. I’m all for that.”
The 41-year-old QB’s remarks come on the heels of a report from ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio that New Orleans would like Brees back with the team in 2020 to ease the transition of Hill taking the reins at the position on a full-time basis in 2021. ...
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