NEW ORLEANS – Saints coach Sean Payton said he didn't mean to insinuate on a television appearance that record-setting quarterback Drew Brees informed him of plans to retire after the upcoming season. “I'm a big dummy,” Payton said Wednesday during a conference call with media in New Orleans. “I honestly don't know if it’s his last year.
I think the thing he's done, and we've all done, is taking it year by year.” Brees, 41, is entering his 20th season. Shortly before becoming a free agent in March, Brees signed a two-year, $50 million contract to remain with the club he joined in 2006.
On Tuesday, Payton was being interviewed on ESPN when he mentioned the Saints had a "unique" quarterback situation because Brees was coming back for a