Even at his advanced age, Brees remains one of the top-five quarterbacks in the league and maybe its best passer overall.

If he would hit the free-agent market a year from now, Brees would be as sought after as Peyton Manning.

Brees just turned 38 in January and is heading into the final year of an extension he signed last September.

While he did say he "thinks" he can play seven more years, Brees didn't say he would, saying he's taking things one year at a time.

“I’m not sure what the thought process was going into it, but just from what I see I would disagree with it because more games are going to end in ties now,” Brees said on Thursday’s ‘Dan Patrick Show.’ “That additional five minutes, especially with the way the rules changed, to where in essence both teams get a possession, unless somebody goes down and scores a touchdown right away.

First Denver, then Chicago, now my first team, the Miami Dolphins. Isn't it fun, this game of hide-and-seek that NFL quarterbacks are playing with concussions.

The NFL is reportedly planning to shorten regular-season overtime periods from 15 minutes to just 10 when the proposal is expected to be approved next week.

The goal is to reduce the number of snaps players have to take in a given week before having to turn around and start another game in six days.

There's no guarantee they'll find another one in the next 50, much less the next five.

Going "all in" to win with a guy like Brees doesn't mean you're making the safe play.