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NFL: Saints quarterback Brees says he'll mull retirement after playoff loss

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Agence France-Presse 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/01/19/drew.jpg"/><figcaption>New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) waves to the crowd as he walks off the field after a NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</figcaption></figure></div>WASHINGTON -- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees insisted Sunday he&#x27;s still deciding if he has played is last NFL season after a painful playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Reports have swirled for a week that the future Hall of Famer would call it a career when the Saints&#x27; season ended, even if that came without a Super Bowl shot.&quot;I&#x27;m going to give myself an opportunity to think about the season, think about a lot of things, just like I did last year, and make a decision,&quot; Brees told reporters after the Saints fell 30-20 to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team led by quarterback Tom Brady at the Superdome in New Orleans.Although he wasn&#x27;t able to take the Saints to the Super Bowl, Brees -- who piloted New Orleans to the NFL crown after the 2009 season -- said he had no regrets about returning in 2020.&quot;I would never regret it, never,&quot; said Brees who turned 42 on Friday. &quot;No complaints, no regrets. I&#x27;ve always tried to play this game with great respect and great reverence for it. I appreciate all this game has given to me.&quot;He said the outcome of Sunday&#x27;s game, which included four turnovers by the Saints offense that he acknowledged were the &quot;determining factor&quot; in the contest, wouldn&#x27;t be a factor in his decision on retirement.&quot;This won&#x27;t have anything to do with it,&quot; he said.The 2020 season was Brees&#x27;s 20th NFL campaign and his 15th with the Saints. In 12 regular-season games he completed more than 70 percent of his passing attempts for 2,942 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions.He missed four games after suffering multiple broken ribs and a collapsed lung in November.Battling through injury and the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, made the season even more rewarding,&quot; Brees said.&quot;It was worth every minute of it,&quot; he said, adding that interpretations of his searching looks at the Superdome crowd as he departed the field as a &quot;last look&quot; were not necessarily accurate.&quot;I always soak in the moment,&quot; he said.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Drew Brees insisted Sunday he's still deciding if he has played is last NFL season after a painful playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Drew Brees insisted Sunday he's still deciding if he has played is last NFL season after a painful playoff loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.