Sean Payton and Drew Brees got a respite of sorts Wednesday from two of the biggest stories surrounding the New Orleans Saints organization this week — the NFL draft that begins Thursday night and Brees’ contract extension.
For the second year in a row, Payton and Brees were on the same team in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans Pro-Am, even though their tee time was delayed nearly four hours by severe thunderstorms and eventually shortened to nine holes.
Still, it gave both a chance to get away from it all, if only for a few hours, after brief interviews with local media.