The Facts:
Remember when everyone thought that the start of OTAs was the unofficial deadline for Brees' contract negotiations? With all the bad press from this miserable Saints offseason, we thought the team and Brees would come to an agreement before the Saints' leader missed any on-field work. Well, that day is here. And Brees seems no closer to signing on the dotted line.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The Saints and the Browns are the first teams to start their mandatory mini-camps, with both getting underway Tuesday. There was some hope that New Orleans' mandatory mini-camp would help push the two sides closer to a deal. It's the only three days of all-out practice of the entire offseason until training camp. It's the only time that signed players are required to be in attendance. But Brees has yet to sign his franchise tender. So, as NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal pointed out, Brees and the Saints tried to prove that offseason workouts mattered last year by organizing the best player-only lockout sessions in the league. "This year," Rosenthal added, "the Saints have to hope that the usefulness of any work before training camp is overhyped. Their leader remains missing. They can only hope that he's there when training camp starts. ..." Stay tuned.
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