New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton believes the team should have no problem signing quarterback Drew Brees to a contract extension before free agency begins March 14.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Payton said he expects a deal to be agreed upon "sooner rather than later."
Schefter added Saints brass and Brees' agent, Tom Condon, met Thursday evening to initiate talks.
"I don't see that being a long, drawn-out process, and I think we've been here before," Payton told reporters Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.