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Drew Brees: Drew Brees & Franchise Tag

March 5, 2012 by · Comments Off on Drew Brees: Drew Brees & Franchise Tag 

Drew Brees: Drew Brees & Franchise Tag, The New Orleans Saints have placed their franchise tag on quarterback Drew Brees.

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis announced the deal Saturday, keeping the star quarterback off the market prior to the start of free agency.

Brees is coming off a record-setting season. He established new NFL marks for passing yards (5,476), completions (468) and completion percentage (71.2).

He was also named to the NFC Pro Bowl team and led the NFL with 46 touchdown passes and an average of 342 passing yards per game. His 110.6 passer rating ranked second in the NFL.

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