NFL: Brees, Saints not talking deal

Quarterback Drew Brees apparently won’t have a new deal in place before the New Orleans Saints kick off training camp next week even though he heads into the final season of his contract.
Brees said Saturday the Saints haven’t resumed negotiations with him in the last three months.
“Not sure why things have not progressed,” Brees told ESPN.com in Metairie, La. “They made an offer in March, we made an offer shortly thereafter. And besides the Josh Norman deal (when the Saints approached Brees about restructuring his contract to try to fit the free agent cornerback under their salary cap), there has been no talk about a contract since.”
The 37-year-old Brees was confident last month of a new contract coming from Saints. Without a new deal, the Saints would let Brees play out the year with a salary-cap figure of $30 million.
Brees, who has said he would not discuss his contract during the season, reiterated he wants a deal done by the start of the season on Sept. 11.
Brees led the NFL in passing for the fourth time in five seasons last year with 4,870 yards in just 15 games played. He completed 68.3 percent of his 428 passes with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, keeping his average during the lifetime of his current deal with the Saints over 5,000 yards and 37 touchdowns per season.