New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees just turned 38, but his age doesn’t appear to be creeping up on him just yet.
The 10-time Pro Bowler had this to say about how much longer he plans on playing.
“I got a few more (years) at least,” Brees said on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Thursday. “When you first get into the league you think you’re invincible, right? You think you’re going to last forever. But I understand now, I’m just finishing my 16th season and I’m probably a little closer to the end than I am the beginning.”
Brees is the second-oldest active quarterback in the league behind Tom Brady of the New England Patriots who turns 40 in August.
Brees is currently signed with his Saints through the 2018 season after entering a new deal in September of 2016. He is also coming off of another stellar year that saw him record 5,208 passing yards and 39 total touchdowns. This marked the fourth time in his 16-year career that he has crossed the 5,000-passing yard mark.
Unfortunately, Brees’ Saints fell short within their division and finished in third place with a 7-9 record.
While Brees plays out the handful of good years he has left, making it to one more Super Bowl would certainly be a sweet finish to an illustrious career. Though, the Saints will have to build a much better team around him for this to come to fruition.