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This is not a rebuild I repeat: This is not a rebuild. That’s effectively what New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis has said for the past two offseasons despite losing Drew Brees to retirement after the 2020 season and then losing head coach Sean Payton after the 2021 season. “I think our team feels confident in our ability, but there’s so many variables that go into a season,” Loomis said at the start of training camp this year. “But we’re not a rebuild. This isn’t a rebuild,… Source link

Pickleball has exploded in popularity among all age groups — including a who’s-who of celebrities such as Bill Gates, Leonardo diCaprio, George Clooney, and legendary NFL quarterback Drew Brees. Brees, who has long played the game and is now a part-owner of the Mad Drops Club of Major League Pickleball, described the sport as “a combination between tennis and ping-pong. It’s a fast-paced game.” “It’s really more of a game about patience than it is about power,” Brees said on Yahoo Finance… Source link

NBC Sports has picked former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett to replace Drew Brees as an analyst on “Football Night in America,” the network announced Tuesday. Brees departed NBC after one season of working as a Sunday night analyst and color commentator for Notre Dame games. His exit was reported last month and confirmed earlier this week by NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua, who said Brees wanted to spend more time with his family in retirement. Garrett has been working for NBC as an… Source link

Drew Brees is out at NBC. The former New Orleans Saints quarterback is done at the network after a single season working as a studio and game analyst for its NFL broadcasts, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports. Per the report, the decision was mutual. Brees preferred calling games over studio work while NBC “soured” on Brees as a color commentator after holding out hope that he could develop as the heir apparent to Cris Collinsworth on “Sunday Night Football” broadcasts, according to… Source link

Down to their last quarterback, the New Orleans Saints almost pulled off a Christmas miracle. Earlier this week, the team found itself down to its last quarterback, fourth-round rookie Ian Book, after Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian hit the reserve/COVID-19 list while Jameis Winston remains out with a torn ACL. With a Monday night game against the Miami Dolphins coming up, the team signed Blake Bortles to back up Book, but they called some more interesting names before the former Jacksonville… Source link

Drew Brees is finally hanging them up. The former San Diego Chargers 2001 second-round pick and New Orleans Saints legend announced his retirement on Sunday. The Super Bowl XLIV MVP will leave the game with the most passing yards in NFL history with 7,142. Here are 10 memorable games from Brees’ career with the Chargers and Saints. 10. Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Cincinnati Bengals (AP Photo/Al Behrman) Brees had his first career start with the San Diego Chargers, which also came under new coach Marty… Source link

Drew Brees announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday. The New Orleans Saints quarterback made the announcement on Instagram with some help from his kids. Brees’ unlikely path to all-time passing leader Brees wasn’t widely recruited before he went to Purdue. He fell to the second round of the draft because he wasn’t considered tall enough by NFL standards. After three seasons, the San Diego Chargers drafted Philip Rivers to replace him. When the New Orleans Saints signed Brees, he… Source link

After a dominant season that included a Heisman Trophy and a national title, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been discussed as a potential top-five pick who could be the first receiver selected in the 2021 NFL draft. But that’s not how things play out in the latest 2021 NFL mock draft from NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, who has Smith falling out of the top 10. Jeremiah doesn’t explain his reasoning for Smith’s tumble, only correctly pointing out that his arrival in Minnesota at… Source link

The Guardian Brady or Mahomes? Our predictions for the Chiefs v Buccaneers Super Bowl Will Tampa Bay become the first team to win a championship in their own home stadium? Or will the reigning champions retain their title? This year’s Super Bowl features some of the NFL’s top talent including, clockwise from left, Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. Composite: Reuters, Getty, AP What the Chiefs need to do to win … Be the Chiefs. That may sound flippant, but no… Source link

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees played through more pain than many realized in 2020. On top of 11 broken ribs and a collapsed lung, Brees played through the season with a torn rotator cuff and a torn fascia (connective tissue) in his foot. That information was revealed by Brees’ wife Brittany via Instagram. While Brees’ rib and lung injuries were known, his torn rotator cuff and torn fascia went unreported during the season. Brittany Brees’ full post read: “After crying for a… Source link