Drew Brees isn't ready to start putting too much effort into thinking about life after football.

Preparing for his 15th season at 36 years old, the Saints quarterback knows his drop backs are numbered, but it's not worth worrying about just yet

"My mind is not even close to being there," Brees said in a recent interview with Fox 8's Juan Kincaid. "At some point, am I no longer going to be playing football? Yeah, at some point. But I'm not thinking about that time right now."

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Minds wander, however, and as Brees inches closer and closer to 40 years old, it would be hard to blame him for pondering his future when he retires from football.

A prominent member of the New Orleans community since he arrived in 2006, Brees owns a string of Jimmy Johns franchises in the area. He's constantly active in the community, and with the relationship New Orleans has with the Saints, Brees is a leader of sorts for the city.

So what about actually becoming the city's leader one day? Would Brees ever consider following in the footsteps of athletes such as NBA star Kevin Johnson, now the mayor of Sacramento, and considering running for mayor of New Orleans somewhere down the line?

"I don't know about what aspects of politics," said Brees, who appeared to have given the idea some through before, "but I could see myself involved in it at some point potentially. There are so many things I want to do, and I'm certainly not closing the door on anything. When I evaluate whatever it's going to be, it's No. 1, do I have a passion for it? No. 2, do I feel like I could make a difference? That's really the things I would look at whenever I would evaluate an opportunity like that."

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It's impossible to know exactly how Brees feels, but he certainly appears to be very passionate about New Orleans. And based on how hard he's worked to become of the NFL's best quarterbacks the last 15 years, chances are he would also find a way to make a difference.

Regardless, that's still a ways off for Brees, who has two more years left on his contract with the Saints. It's already been quite the career for Brees, considering he's won 117 regular games, put up some of the most prolific numbers in NFL history and won a Super Bowl title.

But has it been a Hall of Fame career to this point? Much like retirement, Brees hasn't given it much thought.

"That's not for me to decide," Brees said. "I have so much more I want to accomplish -- more championships to be won, more special moments with this franchise, this organization. That is the furthest thing from my mind."