Saints quarterback Drew Brees described the NFL's evidence today in the bounty case so far as "hearsay" and "hypotheticals," not the definitive proof needed, the Associated Press reports. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello responded in an email to multiple media outlets that the evidence is overwhelming. "The investigation was thorough and includes statements from multiple sources with firsthand knowledge about the details of the program, corroborating documentation and other evidence," Aiello said. "The enforcement of the bounty rule is important to protect players that are put at risk by this kind of scheme. Certainly, Drew Brees would not want to be the target in a bounty scheme and that is why we must eliminate bounties from football."
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June 26, 2012
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees says he's confident he'll get a long-term deal done with the Saints.
Brees acknowledged Tuesday that the offseason of distractions has slowed down negotiations. On the subject of those off-field issues, he says the NFL has produced no proof the Saints' defense engaged in a bounty system.
With training camp nearing, Brees says progress...
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June 27, 2012
NFL Players Association attorney Jeffrey Kessler says an arbitrator expects to rule within a week on arguments presented Wednesday concerning the Saints' use of the NFL's franchise tag on quarterback Drew Brees.
Arbitrator Stephen Burbank is handling the matter of how to interpret language in the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, which requires any club that designates...
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June 27, 2012
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is expected to learn within a week if he will be able to collect $4 million if he is franchised for a third time next season, according to NFL.com. Brees attended a grievance hearing in Philadelphia on Wednesday to sort out franchise-tag rules and the compensation involved. He is represented by the NFLPA, which says that Brees is due to receive...
Drew Brees has been designated as a "Franchise" player again, but this time it's his third such designation. If that's the case, Brees could stand to reap millions more in his next deal -- a deal that wil affect other Franchised players. Perhaps the Saints should have acted sooner.
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June 26, 2012
Saints quarterback Drew Brees will set the stage for the financial parameters of his earnings over the next few seasons Wednesday, when he argues a franchise-tag grievance against the NFL before Special Master Stephen Burbank in Philadelphia. The Saints placed the franchise tag on Brees for the 2012 season for $16.4 million. He will argue that if the Saints also place the tag on...
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June 28, 2012
Ha ha, it’s funny because hack is outmoded slang for a taxi driver. Anyway, Drew Brees drives the Cash Cab in a video to promote concussion awareness issues for youth athletics. You can tell this was really spontaneous and not at all scripted by the fact that you can see the police escort for Breesus’ vehicle in every shot.
– Ocho proposed to his fiancee while playing Call...
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June 26, 2012
Yeah. This guy is good.
Drew Brees is still confident that the Saints will be able to present an offer that meets his criteria for a long-term contract. In the meantime, his absence from team activities continues to be a story line for the Saints. The two sides need to get the fine details of the contract worked out as soon as possible so Brees can rejoin his teammates and let the...
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June 25, 2012
Drew Brees is possibly the most popular player in New Orleans Saints history as a Super Bowl champion and community leader. Sean Pamphilon, the documentary filmmaker whose now-infamous Gregg Williams audiotapes exposed the Saints' bounty scandal, has a harsher view of Brees, saying he's the team's sacred cow. Talking to XEPRS-AM in San Diego, Pamphilon says he consulted...
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June 26, 2012
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees is confident that he and the Saints will agree on a long-term contract.
With the start of training camp about a month off, the two sides still have ''a ways to go'' to close the gap, the 2010 Super Bowl MVP said Tuesday.
Nonetheless, he said, ''I'm confident, and always have been, that we'll get a long-term deal...
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June 26, 2012
For some reason or another the New Orleans Saints have yet to extend franchise quarterback Drew Brees. With the July 16th deadline to extend Brees rapidly approaching the window to sign Brees is slowing closing. Brees has already stated that he will not sign the franchise tender and may even hold out if a deal is not reached.
However, while on Mike and Mike today Brees seemed confident...
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June 26, 2012
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees made an appearance on ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning (via ProFootballTalk.com) and said that he continues to have “ongoing discussions” with the Saints. He remains optimistic that they’ll agree on a new deal soon.
“I’ve always said, you’d think this process should be a lot more simple than it is...
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June 28, 2012
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Whether we agree with Bountygate or not, we have to accept the consequences and move on as best as we can. Our first order of business is to get Drew Brees locked down with a long term deal. Make no mistake about it, Brees will be on the field with the Saints this season. Our coaching situation presents a unique challenge, but we're a veteran team, and we think...
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June 28, 2012
Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson may not have been ruled out entirely of the starting position in Seattle.
Within the discussions of Flynn verses Jackson, it seems as though Wilson’s chances have been brushed aside, if not all together passed over. Tony Softli, the former personal evaluator of the Carolina Panther and the St. Louis Rams, says otherwise.
Softli has been stated...
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