By James Parks | 247 Sports
This season finds the New Orleans Saints looking to defend their surprise NFC South championship and looking to get back into the postseason race.
In so doing, the Saints will return one of the most talented rosters in the NFL, armed with the most efficient quarterback in the game, the highest scoring backfield, a powerful and efficient offensive line, and a defense that, long the butt of jokes for its substandard play, now features a rotation of both young and experienced stars playing above and beyond where most observers thought they would.
With that kind of talent comes some major investments.
This offseason, the team made the most important of all, re-signing quarterback Drew Brees back on a two year contract that will pay him $50 million, in what is regarded as a team friendly agreement. As expected, Brees tops the list of salary cap hits that the Saints will absorb for the 2018 season. ...
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This season finds the New Orleans Saints looking to defend their surprise NFC South championship and looking to get back into the postseason race.
In so doing, the Saints will return one of the most talented rosters in the NFL, armed with the most efficient quarterback in the game, the highest scoring backfield, a powerful and efficient offensive line, and a defense that, long the butt of jokes for its substandard play, now features a rotation of both young and experienced stars playing above and beyond where most observers thought they would.
With that kind of talent comes some major investments.
This offseason, the team made the most important of all, re-signing quarterback Drew Brees back on a two year contract that will pay him $50 million, in what is regarded as a team friendly agreement. As expected, Brees tops the list of salary cap hits that the Saints will absorb for the 2018 season. ...
Full Story - 247 Sports
