The Saints veteran quarterback says he will take time to think and make a decision about his future
NEW ORLEANS – Drew Brees he was still in the Superdome camp about two hours after what was probably his last game at the historic home of the New Orleans Saints.
Drew Brees, Who is expected to retire after 20 seasons, did not officially announce his intentions after a disappointing 30-20 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Sunday. However, he made sure to assimilate everything.
Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, spent time playing with their four children, some football and some gymnastics. He also talked to his old friend and rival Tom Brady. After the two great field marshals gave each other a hug, Brady even threw a pass to one of the sons of Drew Brees, Before walking out to the Game for the National Conference Championship.
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The field marshal veterans gave each other an affectionate hug after the Divisional encounter.
Drew Brees, Who turned 42 on Friday, was hoping to reach his fourth NFC Title Game and his second Super Bowl this year. Instead, he threw three interceptions in a playoff game for the first time in his career, while Brady and Tampa Bay bounced back from a 20-13 disadvantage in the third quarter.
“I’m going to give myself the opportunity to think about the season, think about a lot of things, like I did last year, and make a decision,” he said. Drew Brees when asked directly if he had just played his last game.
He said his performance on Sunday or how the season ended would not influence his decision. However, when asked what would influence the decision, Drew Brees answer, “I’ll keep it to myself right now.”
However, Drew Brees he added that he has no regrets returning this season after he almost retired after the 2019 campaign.
“I would never regret it. Never,” he said Drew Brees, Who missed four games in November and December due to a perforated lung and 11 broken ribs, but managed to help the Saints to finish as the No. 2 seed in the NFC with a 12-4 record before its disappointing final.
“I have no complaints. I have no regrets. I have always tried to play this sport with great respect and a great reverence for it. And I love everything this game has given me,” he said. Drew Brees, Who led the Saints to the only Super Bowl win in franchise history in 2009 and has the NFL’s record of air yard passes. “Obviously there are a lot of great memories, a lot of amazing relationships that have come as a result of playing this sport. And, hey, you discover so much about yourself and you have to fight a lot when you play this sport.
“And I would say that this season, I probably had to fight harder than in any other season in my career, from an injury, the whole VOCID situation and weird circumstances. And it was worth every moment of it. , certainly”.
The head coach of the Saints, Sean Payton, has indicated that he could not speak for Drew Brees and did not want to spend time reflecting on the Hall of Fame career Drew Brees yet.
“Listen, I think this is probably for another press conference,” Payton ruled. “That would take all my time to your question tonight. Obviously, it’s been great for this team, the city could go on and on. But we’ll wait and answer that at the right time.”
Other teammates, from veteran supporter Demario Davis to young open receiver Tre’Quan Smith, used the same word when asked what Drew Brees it meant to them, “Everything.”
If this was the last game of Drew Brees, Did not have the same farewell of his career that had other greats of history as John Elway or Peyton Manning. It was exactly the opposite.
Drew Brees he completed 19 of 34 passes for just 134 yards with a touchdown on a night in which he had trouble placing the ball down the field even more than usual. The biggest aerial play of the Saints occurred when substitute quarterback Jameis Winston threw a 56-yard touchdown pass on a flea-flicker that New Orleans he stole from the Chicago Bears, who tried against the Chicago Bears Saints a week before.
I Drew Brees he was unable to connect even once with stellar open receiver Michael Thomas in four passes sent in his direction. The first interception of Drew Brees, In the second quarter, came when the Saints they were winning 6-3 and fell short in their submission to Thomas. Corner Sean Murphy-Bunting threw himself in front of him and was about to return him for scoring.
Drew Brees then threw another interception in the final quarter when the Saints they were losing 23-20 and supporter Devin White overtook Alvin Kamara through midfield. His third interception occurred in a deflected pass when the Saints they were losing 30-20 with less than five minutes to play.
Closed wing Jared Cook also missed a crucial missed ball in the third quarter when the Saints they were winning 20-13 and had just crossed the midfield.
“I would say it’s quite unusual because we preach playing ‘winning football’. And when you deliver the ball four times, it’s not ‘winning football’, especially in the playoffs, especially against a team like that,” he said. Drew Brees, Who was blamed for the interceptions.
“Well, you probably don’t have to throw a couple of them and maybe I forced it there. And we were probably a little off in the overall run. But at the end of the day, that reduced that game to these ball deliveries “.