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By Brett Martel - AP
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Saints quarterback Drew Brees practically laughed while describing himself as ''still green'' at the onset of his 19th NFL training camp.
The smile on the 40-year-old's face looked like an acknowledgment of how silly he knew he must have sounded as he spoke, even if, to him, there was real logic behind his assertion.
''By no means have I arrived,'' said Brees, a former Super Bowl MVP and the NFL's all-time leader in yards passing with 74,437. ''I had a coach tell me, 'As long as you are green, you will continue to grow. As soon as you are ripe, you'll soon be rotten.'
''As soon as you think you know it all, you're done,'' Brees continued. ''So I'm still green. I've still got things to learn.''
Brees is in the final season of his contract, but has declined to specify how much longer he might play. ...
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