New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is 39 years old and there is already questions about how much longer he has in this league. As he gets up in age there are questions about if this will be his last season and lucky for him since coming to the saints he has done a good job of avoiding the major injury. Brees doesn't think his ability is slowing down and in an interview with SBNation, he told Rebbeca Toback that he thinks he can play until he is 45.

“Well, I think I could play to 45-years-old or beyond if I really wanted to.”

The big question for Brees is if this is something that he wants to do. His kids are growing older and there is a good possibility that could pull him home faster than his inability to play football at a high level anymore.

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“Do I really want to? I don’t know. The thing that’s going to end up pulling me away would be wanting to spend more time with my family, my kids, and watch them grow up, coach them and be an even bigger part of their lives. Football takes a lot of my time, especially during the season, so that’s going to be what pulls me away. I’d like to leave the game on my terms, but I can’t really put a number on it right now. I’m going to enjoy it, and play every season like it’s my last, and we’ll see how long we can go.”

If the team continues to win it's going to be hard to pull Brees away from the Saints. But at some point, he is going to ride off into the sunset, and the Saints are going to have to find a way to move on without the greatest player in their franchise's history.