Drew Brees plans to return and play for the New Orleans Saints next season.

Sean Payton told WWL Radio on Wednesday that the two sides have always wrapped up contract negotiations "in an efficient manner," so he's not worried about the quarterback.

"I think that won't be any different this time around," the coach said.

Payton, however, expects Taysom Hill's situation to be much more difficult.

"If he was unsigned prior to the league year, I would anticipate us really paying close attention to that and looking at that first-round tender," Payton said of Hill. "That'll take some time, relative to his contract because it's unique in what he's doing now and what we feel like he can be and what he can do when Drew does retire. That will probably take a little more work than the contract that Mickey [Loomis] does with Drew."

The Saints have until the start of the new league year on March 18 to tender Hill.