Saints QB Drew Brees doubtless to retire after postseason poke

Drew Brees is gearing up for what can also be his final poke with the Unique Orleans Saints.

With the Saints kicking off their postseason Sunday afternoon in opposition to the Chicago Bears, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on NFL GameDay Morning that Brees is doubtless to retire after the season.

“I maintain yet to chat to at least one person that believes that Drew Brees will play in 2021,” Rapoport said. “He has now not made optimistic his option, he has now not launched definitively that he is retiring after the playoffs, but surely that appears to be to be the scheme here’s headed.

“As you mentioned, he has an NBC contract ready. (He) can also maintain executed it final 365 days, (but) determined to return abet this 365 days and give one final whisk, gape if he can whisk off into the sunset, stay his season on a podium conserving a trophy. And here’s one other motive, by the scheme, the team wanted to ranking an prolonged find at Taysom Hill when Drew Brees used to be out with about 35 rib fractures, superb to gape what they’ve subsequent 365 days on the quarterback location. That’s restful ongoing, and after all, we will gape how Brees finishes it out.”

The soon-to-be 42-365 days-broken-down accomplished his 20th NFL normal season and is a shoo-in Hall of Famer 5 years after he walks away. Amongst a plethora of data, Brees holds the label for many occupation passing yards and most occupation pass completions in NFL historical past.

Brees reportedly almost retired after final season but determined to present it one extra tear to tear a second Lombardi Trophy.

The tear for that second Broad Bowl appearance commences on the present time.

The Bears-Saints wild-card game kicks off Sunday at 4: 40 p.m. ET and can also be viewed on CBS, Nickelodeon, Amazon Top Video, CBS All Entry.