FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Drew Brees figures he will only play "a series or so" in Thursday night's preseason opener at the New England Patriots.
But while this game will serve as merely a tune-up for Brees and a few other New Orleans Saints veterans, it's still a pretty big deal for many others.
Here are three things worth watching when they kick off the preseason at 7:30 p.m. ET inside Gillette Stadium:
Young cornerbacks -- Three of the most impressive players in Saints camp over the past two weeks have been second-year "redshirt" cornerback P.