Drew Brees is willing to restructure his contract this offseason to keep the New Orleans Saints as playoff contenders.

Brees is set to count against the cap at $18.4 million in 2014, $26.4 million in 2015 and $27.4 million in 2016. The Saints will enter the offseason at least $12 million over the cap.

"You look around and look at the veteran leadership on this team, you look at the young talent, you look at the systems in which we play, this organization and the expectation level that we've set for ourselves, the track record, and you would say the future is as bright as we want it to be. As hard as we're willing to work, it's all there for us. Now every year is a new year and you've got to re-establish that identity every year.

"The term 'window of opportunity,' in my opinion, is always there for us, for this team, for this organization, for this staff and this group of players. It's always open."

Jimmy Graham, Zach Strief, Malcolm Jenkins and Brian de la Puente are some of the bigger potential free agents on the Saints.

"Whatever I can do to help this team, if they want to come to me and extend me even further, that'd be great. 

"Listen, there are so many possibilities as to what can happen here. Let's just let this offseason start. It's what, today's the second day of it unfortunately. We all wish it wasn't, but whatever helps this team win and puts the best team on the field."