The Facts: For Brees, nothing has changed since January with regards to his contract. The QB said after last season he planned to play out the final year of his contract in 2017 in order to spend all offseason focused on football. After training camp began Thursday, Brees reaffirmed his stance. "Honestly, my mind has not been there at all," Brees said. "It's really a non-issue. For me, it's all about this season and how good can we be this season. That's really all I'm focused on right now."

Diehards Line: Saints GM Mickey Loomis was mum on Wednesday when asked about the possibility of an extension for Brees, and Brees said the Saints haven't approached him about a new deal. "I don't expect them to," he said. "I don't really desire them to. I just want to play football. I want to help this team." Brees, 38, played like one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL once again in 2016, completing 70 percent of his passes and throwing for 5,208 yards and 37 touchdowns compared to 15 interceptions. Another impressive campaign would give Brees more leverage in negotiations after the year, but he said he expects to play well each year.