Via Pro Football Talk:

Given Brees’ age and the desire to develop a player, it sounds like the draft might be the likeliest route for the Saints to go even if Payton leaves the door open for a more seasoned addition.

“We’ll look at all means relative to where that player can come from,” Payton said, via the team’s website. “We’re not specifically saying that has to be a player that comes through the draft. We’re not saying it has to be a veteran player. It’ll be the best available player that we feel like fits our program.”

With Brees’ career slowly coming to an end, it could be an opportunity for someone to sneak into a starting role once he hangs them up.

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