Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list

06-11-2021, 05:43 PM

SmashMouth · 06-11-2021, 06:09 PM

Drew Brees announced his retirement some time ago, but the end of his playing career only became official on Friday.

The Saints placed Brees on the reserve/retired list in a move that was delayed for reasons related to the salary cap. By waiting until after June 1 to put Brees on the list, the Saints were able to gain a nice chunk of cap space because they could split the amount of dead money on the cap between this season and 2022.

Brees will account for $11.15 million under the cap in each season. Prior to retiring, Brees also cut his $25 million salary for 2021 to the league minimum in February and created almost $24 million in cap space for the Saints to use this offseason.

The Saints still had to restructure cornerback Marshon Lattimore‘s deal to sign their draft picks, which shows how tight they’ve been to the salary cap this season and how much worse it would have been without the maneuvers involving Brees on his way out of town.

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st thomas · 06-12-2021, 11:18 AM

I just read an article on saints app, I’m still crying. It’s about his work ethic and grind to lead a team. Pete Carmichael piped in and added to it it will absolutely make u tear up. And if u don’t you just don’t have a heart.

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Rugby Saint II · 06-12-2021, 02:13 PM

I still tear up every time I read that he's retiring! Mark my words. He'll come back stronger next year. Remember that you heard it here first.

Euphoria · 06-13-2021, 07:38 AM

Officially retired... wait the 'reserve'/retired list... so what you're saying is...
lol

neugey · 06-13-2021, 03:42 PM

I'm more proud than sad. Considering the injuries the last few years, Drew pretty much emptied the tank and gave us what he had left.

AsylumGuido · 06-13-2021, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

I'm more proud than sad. Considering the injuries the last few years, Drew pretty much emptied the tank and gave us what he had left.

That he did.

AsylumGuido · 06-13-2021, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Euphoria

Officially retired... wait the 'reserve'/retired list... so what you're saying is...
lol

Edit: Okay. I get where you're coming from.

TheOak · 06-16-2021, 07:39 AM

Good riddance! Piece of sh1t! Finally we can get a real quarterback.

I know someone is thinking it, figures I would say it to see how absolutely absurd it sounds.

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06-11-2021, 06:09 PM	#2
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,012 Blog Entries: 29	Drew Brees officially goes on reserve/retired list Drew Brees announced his retirement some time ago, but the end of his playing career only became official on Friday. The Saints placed Brees on the reserve/retired list in a move that was delayed for reasons related to the salary cap. By waiting until after June 1 to put Brees on the list, the Saints were able to gain a nice chunk of cap space because they could split the amount of dead money on the cap between this season and 2022. Brees will account for $11.15 million under the cap in each season. Prior to retiring, Brees also cut his $25 million salary for 2021 to the league minimum in February and created almost $24 million in cap space for the Saints to use this offseason. The Saints still had to restructure cornerback Marshon Lattimore‘s deal to sign their draft picks, which shows how tight they’ve been to the salary cap this season and how much worse it would have been without the maneuvers involving Brees on his way out of town.

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st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list I just read an article on saints app, I’m still crying. It’s about his work ethic and grind to lead a team. Pete Carmichael piped in and added to it it will absolutely make u tear up. And if u don’t you just don’t have a heart. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 23,739	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list I still tear up every time I read that he's retiring! Mark my words. He'll come back stronger next year. Remember that you heard it here first.

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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list Officially retired... wait the 'reserve'/retired list... so what you're saying is... lol

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,598 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list I'm more proud than sad. Considering the injuries the last few years, Drew pretty much emptied the tank and gave us what he had left. AsylumGuido, SmashMouth, jeanpierre and 1 others like this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,394	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list Originally Posted by neugey I'm more proud than sad. Considering the injuries the last few years, Drew pretty much emptied the tank and gave us what he had left. That he did.

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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 18,978	Re: Saints make it officially official, move Drew Brees to reserve/retired list Good riddance! Piece of sh1t! Finally we can get a real quarterback. I know someone is thinking it, figures I would say it to see how absolutely absurd it sounds.