Post by number1chiefsfan on Mar 14, 2006 14:15:45 GMT -5
Moments after the Dolphins got Daunte Culpepper in a trade with the Vikings, free agent quarterback Drew Brees agreed to a six-year deal with the New Orleans Saints.
Financial terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Saints sources also said that since they are no longer in need of a quarterback, the team will now try to trade the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft.
The Saints pursued Brees as a replacement for Aaron Brooks.
"You've got a young ascending player who's proven at this level he can win," Saints coach Sean Payton said of Brees before the deal was completed.
Brees spent the last five seasons with the San Diego Chargers but reached a stalemate with them on a new contract.
Brees had said the devastation of Hurricane Katrina wouldn't dissuade him from joining the Saints. He said he helped build winning teams at Purdue and San Diego, and the challenge of doing the same with the Saints appealed to him.
"I think being a part of that would be a great opportunity," he said.
Brees tore the labrum and damaged the rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder in the final game last season and underwent surgery Jan. 5. He said Sunday that he faces another four or five months of recovery and doesn't anticipate any long-term effects.
Financial terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Saints sources also said that since they are no longer in need of a quarterback, the team will now try to trade the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft.
The Saints pursued Brees as a replacement for Aaron Brooks.
"You've got a young ascending player who's proven at this level he can win," Saints coach Sean Payton said of Brees before the deal was completed.
Brees spent the last five seasons with the San Diego Chargers but reached a stalemate with them on a new contract.
Brees had said the devastation of Hurricane Katrina wouldn't dissuade him from joining the Saints. He said he helped build winning teams at Purdue and San Diego, and the challenge of doing the same with the Saints appealed to him.
"I think being a part of that would be a great opportunity," he said.
Brees tore the labrum and damaged the rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder in the final game last season and underwent surgery Jan. 5. He said Sunday that he faces another four or five months of recovery and doesn't anticipate any long-term effects.
