Veteran quarterback Brees recently agreed a new two-year deal to return to the Saints, who have suffered playoff heartache in three successive seasons under Payton. However, the quarterback-and-head-coach duo appear primed for another run at a Super Bowl next season having delivered the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy a decade ago.
Yet given the importance of Brees - the NFL’s all-time leader for passing yardage, pass completions and touchdowns thrown, Saints fans would rather he avoided any potential dangers this offseason. The 41-year-old recently uploaded a picture of a rattlesnake onto his Instagram account alongside the caption: “The baby rattlesnakes were out today… Saw them on the late afternoon walk with the dogs.”
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At a time when people all over the world are being encouraged to remain at home and limit their social interactions, the thought of Brees having a close encounter with a snake prompted his head coach to offer some advice. In a reply to Brees on Twitter, Payton wrote: “Let’s find a different route. Ok?”
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Payton was the first person in the NFL known to have tested positive for coronavirus when it was revealed he had COVID-19 on March 19.
Less than a week later he said he had been “cleared” of the illness and was “doing well”.
