Drew Brees: New Orleans Saints Must Pony Up, Pay NFL's Most Underappreciated QB

The 2012 NFL season got off to a scandalous start with the New Orleans Saints’ Bountygate revelation this offseason, and it will end with New Orleans as the site of Super Bowl XLVII.

Somewhere in between, the Saints—in need of as much positive PR as any team in recent memory—might actually decide to give quarterback Drew Brees the long-term contract he deserves. Brees, 33, is still in the prime of his career, and yet the calendar has reached June with no deal in sight.

To avoid allowing Brees to enter free agency, the