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When Drew Brees and New Orleans Saints will sign the contract

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In nearly every negotiation in which I participated, the player side starts high, the club starts low, and the two parties meet somewhere in the middle. The failure of the Saints and Condon to reach that middle raises suspicions that Condon is asking for something else we don't know about, a "poison pill" such as a voidable year or two that the Saints have rejected. Condon would like to achieve a new wrinkle that he could use as a precedent when he negotiates future deals for his all-star QB client list that includes Eli Manning, Sam Bradford, Tony Romo, Matthew Stafford and Matt Ryan.