Drew Brees says no contract talks with New Orleans Saints in three months

Quarterback Drew Brees apparently won't have a new deal in place before the New Orleans Saints kick off training camp next week even though he heads into the final season of his contract.

Brees said Saturday the Saints haven't resumed negotiations with him in the last three months.

"Not sure why things have not progressed," Brees told ESPN.com in Metairie, La. "They made an offer in March, we made an offer shortly thereafter. And besides the Josh Norman deal (when the Saints approached Brees about restructuring his contract to try to fit the free agent cornerback under their salary cap), there has been no talk about a contract since."

The 37-year-old Brees was confident last month of a new contract coming from Saints. Without a new deal, the Saints would let Brees play out the year with a salary-cap figure of $30 million.

Brees, who has said he would not discuss his contract during the season, reiterated he wants a deal done by the start of the season on Sept. 11.

"I would say the deadline is the start of the regular season, not training camp," Brees told ESPN.

Brees led the NFL in passing for the fourth time in five seasons last year with 4,870 yards in just 15 games played. He completed 68.3 percent of his 428 passes with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, keeping his average during the lifetime of his current deal with the Saints over 5,000 yards and 37 touchdowns per season.

Brees became the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history in 2012 when he signed a five-year, $100 million contract with the Saints.

The two sides have been discussing a four-year extension, according to reports, that would keep Brees among the top-paid players at his position.

Brees' age may be working against him when compared to younger star quarterbacks.

Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts and Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens have gotten long-term extensions done this offseason.

Flacco signed for a $22.13 million per year in new money in March, with $44 million guaranteed, and then Luck shattered the mark with $24.6 million per year in new money last month that includes a record $87 million guaranteed.