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Reports say Drew Brees and the Saints are still not close to a deal.

Found May 03, 2012 on Players View: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Drew Brees
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints
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NEW ORLEANS- With the current state of the franchise, Drew Brees should be able to walk in the front office with a list of demands and have them met on sight.

The Saints are having a problem with cap space argument doesn’t wash when a large chunk of that is tied into Brees franchise tag. Lift the tag, work out the deal that he wants and be done with it.

Days before Bounty Gate broke, the biggest guffaw in Gumbo Land were the comments that GM Mickey Loomis made about Brees.

Please click the link below to read the rest of this story and watch compelling press conference footage from a recent event with Drew Brees.

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