NFL Betting – Brees, Saints Still Far Away From An Extension

Posted September 8, 2011 – 7:52 pm in: Sportsbooks

The New Orleans Saints will open the 2011-12 NFL betting lines season against the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers on Thursday night, but regardless of how they perform in that game, there will still be a pressing question mark lingering over the team this season. The Saints will not have a new contract for their franchise quarterback Drew Brees before the start of the season, as both sides remain far apart on a new deal. Brees has admitted that his agent is in talks with the club but that they are not any closer to getting a long-term extension done, and given the way that the Pro Bowl quarterback has helped turn the franchise around, that has to be somewhat shocking.

Before Brees joined the Saints back in 2006, the Saints had a .403 all-time winning percentage, with just a single sports betting playoff win. New Orleans had never witnessed a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards in their own jersey, and the team had never led the league in offense. That all changed with the arrival of Brees however, as the Saints’ win percentage has spiked to .613 since he joined the team, with four playoff wins, five 4,000 yard seasons, and of course most importantly, a Super Bowl victory in 2009. Brees and the Saints have led the NFL in offense in three of his four seasons, and he has become a beloved figure in and around the fishing community. Brees has emerged as a leader and a true character person, and it has to be a surprise that he and the team are still far apart on a new deal.

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