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Drew Brees Confirms He'll Return to Saints for 19th Season After Loss to Rams

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reached the Super Bowl at age 41 with a victory Sunday, and 40-year-old Drew Brees will look to replicate that formula during the 2019 season—his 19th in the league.

"My mind's not even there right now. So this is all pretty fresh," Brees said when asked about whether he will return next season following the New Orleans Saints' 26-23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, per Mike Triplett of ESPN.com. "But [I'm] just going to take a few days to kind of let it all settle in, talk with my teammates and my coaches.