But all things do pass. After a lengthy and fruitful career in the Crescent City, Brees will eventually retire from the NFL.
Since coming to the Saints from the Chargers in 2006 Brees has brought a Lombardi Trophy to New Orleans and has enshrined himself among the Mount Rushmore of NFL quarterbacking legends.
What he has meant to the city following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina can’t be measured.
The Saints organization and fanbase have dreaded this day but it has finally come. The honest search for a replacement for “Breesus” has begun.
It remains to be seen whether or not the team will pull the trigger on a quarterback in the 2017 NFL Draft.