Sean Payton won’t commit to brining Drew Brees back

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If it were up to Drew Brees, he’d be back with the New Orleans Saints as their starter in 2018.

Today he said he wants to keep playing for the Saints until they basically kick him out. Whether the same sentiment holds true for head coach Sean Payton, however, remains to be seen.

“Not right now,” Payton said when asked whether he would comment on the process relating to the future Hall of Famer’s return via a new contract. “So no. Politely, no.”

“Like I just finished saying. I’ll say it to you, ‘No.’ We’ll get to you when it’s time, and I’m sure that we’ll go through the process,” Payton said. “But today’s not the time.”

Payton isn’t giving us any reason to think he doesn’t want Brees back. But by saying what he said he’s also leaving the door wide open for any possibility.

The Saints really have nobody else on their roster at the quarterback position who can do what Brees can do, but even if he signs a team-friendly deal he’s still going to be pretty expensive.

And when the 2018 season kicks off, he’ll be inching ever closer to 40 (just turned 39 this month).

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