By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
I’m now more convinced than ever that the 2020 NFL season — provided there is one amid this COVID-19 pandemic — will be Drew Brees’ last before the clock starts ticking down on his first-ballot Hall of Fame induction.
And a perfect time for the New Orleans Saints to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of next week’s fully virtual NFL draft, assuming team officials are truly in “love’‘ and not just smitten with the 21-year-old from Bakersfield, California.
I say this for two reasons:
One, Brees likely is headed to NBC Sports after the season to begin his broadcasting career. Coach Sean Payton accidentally spilled the beans last week of Brees’ future plans and tried to walk back his misspeak. I fully expected Brees to dismiss Payton’s alleged faux pas and pooh-pooh the reports of his pending move to TV but it hasn’t happened.
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