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By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Drew Brees is feeling good as the start of his 13th season as the starting quarterback of the New Orleans Saints draws near.So good that he sometimes feels like 13 years haven't gone by.While answering a question about whether or not he feels fresher...

By Garland Gillen | Fox8live(WVUE) - For the first time this preseason, quarterback Drew Brees saw action on the field.His first possession under center, was one to forget. Chargers safety Derwin James picked off Brees. No. 9 forced the pass into double coverage.By Garland Gillen | August...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneCOSTA MESA, Calif. -- The location was different and so were the uniforms and the stakes, but Drew Brees and Philip Rivers were reliving the old days in a way, having a shared competitive experience on the same practice field.Just like all those...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneOne portion of Wednesday's joint practice between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers might as well have been a photoshoot.After Los Angeles cornerback Desmond King intercepted Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the Chargers defense...

By John Sigler | SaintswireThe final practice session of New Orleans Saints training camp is upon us. The 2018 Saints camp has been a fun experience, with rookies like wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith showing up with big play after big play and newcomers such as linebacker Demario Davis quickly...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateThe Saints are thieves.They love to watch other football games and borrow ideas. Everyone is involved. Coach Sean Payton likes cutups of all the scoring plays every week, which often sparks ideas. There is the film the team is exposed to during a given week...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The New Orleans Saints had 10 players missing from their pre-game stretching lines before their first preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on Thursday night.All 10 players have missed...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Tom Savage and Taysom Hill take center stage Thursday night.For the first time in years, the job of backing up Drew Brees is something less than a foregone conclusion. The New Orleans Saints typically had a veteran backup in his 30s working behind Brees...

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is looking for one more championship before hanging up his cleats.By Rebecca Toback | SB NationEntering his 18th NFL season, Saints quarterback Drew Brees has shown no signs of slowing down. Last season, a 38- (now 39) year-old Brees threw for the fourth most...

Drew Brees joins Reiter's Block | < - -videoBrees says Marcus Williams reminds him of Ed ReedBy Jared DubenFor many NFL fans, their last memory of New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Williams is his misjudging of a desperation pass thrown by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum to Stefon...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Drew Brees has famously said he'd like to keep playing football as long as he possibly can.But he also knows he's closer to the end of his career than the beginning, a reality that has hit home in recent years, enough that he and his wife, Brittany, have...

By John Sigler | SaintswireNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees had an interesting comparison in mind during today’s post-training camp practice media availability. He was still trying to wrap his head around a beautiful interception made by second-year safety Marcus Williams, and only...

View: https://youtu.be/PbnQzkn6OBIBy Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneFew quarterbacks, if any, have bounced back from surgery on their throwing shoulder as well as Drew Brees with the New Orleans Saints.Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck will try to have similar...

By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun HeraldNEW ORLEANSOne day, ironman Drew Brees will not be under center for the New Orleans Saints.That day isn’t now, nor does it appear imminent, not even as the sure-fire first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback approaches his 18th NFL season and...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateTaysom Hill has spent a lot of time looking at Drew Brees’ feet.How Brees moves, the length of his strides and how they’re timed is the key to everything. If Hill can figure out how to walk three steps in Brees’ shoes, and get it all right, whenever he...

They also have a 17-year veteran quarterback in Drew Brees with a Super Bowl ring, 11 Pro Bowls, seven NFL passing crowns, four NFL touchdown crowns and two NFL offensive player of the year awards. And he has heard this before.By Glenn Guilbeau | Gannett Louisiana WWLTVMETAIRIE -...

By Josh KatzensteinMeritocracy is a word coaches frequently use during NFL training camps. Every position is an open competition, and the best players will play, the coaches say.New Orleans Saints coaches and scouts will begin their month-long process of determining their best players when...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff WriterFor the New Orleans Saints to contend for the playoffs this season, here are the five most important players who can help make that happen:Drew Brees, quarterback: This one's pretty obvious. Quarterback is the most important position on the field for any...

Drew Brees isn’t a surprise, but the other name might shock you. By Chris DunnellsThe New Orleans Saints have a young core with 2016, 2017, and 2018 draft classes. The Saints have Sheldon Rankins, Michael Thomas, Vonn Bell, and David Onyemata from 2016. Then they have Marshon Lattimore, Ryan...

Who can be Brees' extra set of eyes on the sideline for the Saints in 2018? By Bob RoseThe New Orleans Saints have had one of the most enviable quarterback situations in the league over the past twelve seasons with Drew Brees at the helm. Brees is a first ballot Hall of Famer, and one of the...

By Nick UnderhillThe Saints need to figure out how to use all of their weapons this summer.It’s a nice change from last year when Michael Thomas was lining up all over the field, and Ted Ginn Jr. was the only other high-powered receiver Drew Brees had to target. But after signing Cam...

By Mike TriplettPeyton Manning knows it's not a matter of "if" New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will break his NFL record for career passing yards."It's just a matter of when," Manning told NOLA.com on Friday during the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, Louisiana."He deserves...

By Brian Allee-Walsh Special to the Sun HeraldNEW ORLEANS It may need extra seasoning but all the main ingredients are in the pot and the training camp gumbo is ready to boil...

By Christopher Dabe NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune NFL Network released the names of the 10 remaining players to be listed in the network's annual top 100 list. Included among them is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.He will be the sixth Saints player on the...