The Facts:
Last year at this time, there was plenty of talk regarding the question of whether two of the league’s top QBs — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning — would get new contracts before their respective deals expired after the 2010 season. Brady did and, to date, Manning hasn’t. This year, due primarily to another contract that applies to all players, another franchise QB whose contract will expire after the 2011 season isn’t getting as much attention. Eventually, however, the status of Brees will get plenty of notice.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune writes in a mailbag column that Brees’ contract won’t be addressed until Manning sets the ceiling with a financial package that likely will be the biggest ever given to any NFL player. As PFT's Mike Florio notes, even though he won’t get as much as Manning, the more Manning gets, the better for Brees. Especially if the Saints end up using the franchise tag on Brees, since at that point Manning’s 2011 cap number (or, if the Saints use the exclusive version of the tag, Manning’s 2012 cap number) will provide one-fifth of the formula used to determine Brees’ base salary for 2012. ... While not an immediate issue, we suspect it's something we'll hear plenty about once the lockout ends.
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