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NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints havent worked out a long-term contract with Drew Brees yet. But they did lock up one of their most critical offensive players Thursday, agreeing to a multiyear extension with center Max Unger, a source confirmed to ESPN.The deal is worth more than $7 million per year, according to NOLA.com, which was first to report the extension.Unger, like Brees, was scheduled to become a free agent at the end of the season.The deal was probably in the works regardless, but the Saints needed to free up some salary-cap space after signing free agent Paul Kruger earlier this week.Unger, 30, has been a terrific addition since coming to New Orleans last year in the Jimmy Graham trade with the Seattle Seahawks. Unger didnt make his third Pro Bowl, but the coaching staff named him the Saints 2015 offensive MVP. He also seemed to be missed in Seattle as much as he was welcomed in New Orleans.Unger, who is 6-foot-5, 305 pounds, is even more critical to the Saints offensive line this year, because theyre struggling so much at the guard position this preseason.Earlier this offseason, the Saints also locked up left tackle Terron Armstead to a long-term extension worth $13 million per year.Unger was a second-round draft pick of the Seahawks out of Oregon in 2009 and made the Pro Bowl in 2012 and 2013. He was named first-team All-Pro in 2012.Earlier in training camp, Saints coach Sean Payton spoke about Ungers athleticism as well as his leadership.In his second year were receiving some of the leadership that comes with him, Payton said. Hes passionate about the game. Hes a great teammate. I know hes well respected in that locker room. Thats a really good player for us to have. Doug Flutie Jersey . 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Monroe was since released by Baltimore and has retired from the NFL.That leaves Morgan as the lone active NFL player to speak out about cannabis research, though he said hes shared his extensive homework with other players and expects some will come forward to join him as cannabis is de-stigmatized.He said he got overall very positive response from a variety of people, from players to doctors to politicians.Skeptics may wonder if Morgan is a casual user of marijuana. He said has never failed a drug test for marijuana, has never used it and cannot now because of the NFLs rules against it.I think anyone who says that is missing the point, he said. We are obviously bound by the testing protocol. Its something that we are not able to use. Youve got to understand where the motive is coming from. If that was the case, then there are a lot of people who are wanting to use recreationally. If thats the main motive, why would somebody speak up about it? Just to blow their cover?Its spreading the awareness of it from a medicinal standpoint.The key to getting the NFL to do the sort of research Morgan desires is the rescheduling of marijuana as a drug by the FDA.They group them together withh LSD, heroin, things along those lines with no medicinal value, he said.dddddddddddd. If youre a Schedule I drug, then they are basically saying there is no medical value. So for cannabis to have a Schedule I rating, is inaccurate, I know that probably in August, September, the DEA is looking to hopefully reschedule it, or at least certain compounds of the plant, so itll be more widely available for people putting it in the same category that the opioids are in. So itll be easier to research. I think that, in and of itself, will open up another dialogue between the league and its players and the PA.Morgan said hes concerned about his future after football. He was the Titans first-round pick out of Georgia Tech in 2010 and is heading into the second year of a four-year, $27 million contract that included including $10.5 million guaranteed. In 76 career games, he has 27.5 sacks.He missed the final six games of 2015 with a shoulder injury which limited his play in the weeks before he was shelved. The Titans didnt use him in team drills during the offseason, but hes slated to be full go when the team starts training camp practices Saturday.CTE, all this stuff is real ... thats unsettling as a player, he said. You want to be able to think that you are going to be there for your family in full capacity, that youre going to be able to be an active member, contributing member of society. With something like that, Ive got to look at what my options are. If this happens to be an option, which I think it will be, then Im going to look into it ...Every player is in a different position. But at the root of it, if your motivation is being proactive about preserving your health, then I dont think you should have to tippy-toe around anything. ' ' '