New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has said he wants to play until he's 45 years old, which would be an incredible feat for an NFL signal caller.
One of Brees' new teammates has aspirations of playing longer than conventional wisdom would suggest, too.
Running back Adrian Peterson, a four-time first-team All-Pro, said he feels similarly to Brees about setting an impressive standard.
"Yeah, that's always been my mindset, to defeat the odds, to be that person to show the youngsters and the aspiring kids that want to play football, just athletes around the world in every sport, that it doesn't matter what the people say around you," Peterson said Wednesday at the annual Black and Gold Charity softball game at Tulane's Turchin Stadium.