Adam Schefter answers reader questions in his mailbag every Monday and Wednesday. Got a query of your own? Submit it here.
Q: Is there any update on the contract talks between Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints?
-- Matt (La.)
A: Not much of one, Matt. Unless something changes -- and it always could during the season -- it doesn't sound like Brees' deal will get done in 2011. The Saints know they have their franchise tag, which they would absolutely slap on Brees, and he would have the right to not sign it and skip training camp. Chances are it never gets to that -- both sides want to get this deal done. But both sides are entrenched in in their stances now and there's a noticeable gap in their numbers.
Q: I read your report that Joe Philbin could be in line for a head coach gig next offseason. Which other NFL assistants have been mentioned as hot names in the head-coaching market for 2012?
-- Caleb (N.C.)
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Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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