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When Sean Payton and Drew Brees came to New Orleans together in 2006, it was impossible to know what was about to happen to the Saints organization. Brees was an above-average quarterback coming off of arthroscopic surgery to repair torn right labrum, whereas Payton was a first-time head coach who avoided being fired by the Giants by getting poached from the Cowboys.
Brees only had one other serious suitor in 2006 — the Miami Dolphins — who ultimately decided to trade for Dante Culpepper after team doctors indicated signing him wasn’t the best move. The Saints took a chance on the then...
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