The Facts:
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Saints and Brees made no progress on Wednesday toward a long-term deal.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
That gives the two sides four full days and 16 hours of a fifth to work something out. Otherwise, Brees and the Saints can do only a one-year deal for 2012. Meanwhile, PFT's Mike Florio reports that more information has surfaced regarding the divide between player and team. Though the relative gap on average value seems small given that the Saints reportedly have offered $19.25 million per year and Brees reportedly wants $20.5 million annually, the Associated Press reports that the two sides are more than $10 million apart on guaranteed money. But the AP report doesn't say how much Brees wants or how much the Saints have offered in guarantees. Likewise, there’s no mention of the type of guarantees at issue. That could obviously be a holdup with Brees obviously looking to get as much as he can up front and the Saints doing what they can to defer. Whatever the case, we'll suggest you prepare for daily updates through Monday's deadline (and perhaps well beyond).
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