METAIRIE, La. — This is the Saints’ seventh training camp day, and another with off-the-charts humidity and triple-digit heat indexes. And really, the 40-year-old quarterback with a Super Bowl ring, a fistful of NFL records, multi-generational financial security and a post-career ticket to Canton doesn’t need to be doing this anymore, with guys half his age.
Yet, a half-hour after the final horn sounds and practice ends, and after he finishes up another quarterback challenge with teammates and coaches on the field, Drew Brees is there, finding mechanics coach Tom House waiting for him and jogging over. Without more than a quick pleasantry, he drops into his throwing posture, says something to House, and moves his right foot about 12 inches back with his hands up as if he’s holding the ball.