Lions | Matthew Stafford played with serious injury

Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford (back) played all 16 games in 2018 to run his consecutive-starts streak to 128 despite reportedly finishing the season with broken bones in his back, according to Mike O’Hara of the team’s website.’He had a broken back last year. Broken bones in his back. … It’s been reported. I read that. Word gets out in the NFL,’ O’Hara said during a recent episode of his weekly podcast with WJR’s Ken Brown.

Saints | Saints have no timeline for Drew Brees

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees turned 40 in January, but the team is dealing with the situation on a year-to-year basis. ‘I think we look at it in terms of, ‘Hey, this year,’ you know? And man, he had a great season last year, and we expect a great season this year,’ Saints general manager Loomis said recently. ‘And so for as long as he wants to play and can play, he’s going to have that opportunity.’ Thanks to restructured contract that pushes a $10-million-plus cap hit to 2020, Brees will count more than $21 million against the cap that season, and number will increase if Brees isn’t signed to a new deal that will kick some of that hit over future seasons.