Sean Payton shot down rumors that the New Orleans Saints might consider trading quarterback Drew Brees in an interview with FOX Sports' Chris Myers.

Payton echoed the sentiments that Saints general manager Mickey Loomis expressed Monday during the NFL owners meetings when Payton was asked about how teams have to decide when it’s the right time to move on from an aging quarterback.

“It’s not that time. We kind of stay in the now or in the moment. And so for us, for me as a head coach, clearly it’s not that time,” said Payton, who suggested that the rumors of Brees being possible trade bait probably began with “one blogger.”

“And the next thing you know it’s a story where, ‘Hey, they’re shopping …’ None of that’s taken place,” Payton said. “We’re not interested in moving on from Drew Brees. He’s gonna be part of our next championship.

“Obviously that time at some point will come. And, shoot, it may come for the head coach before the quarterback. That’s not important. But I know the focus for us as an organization is on this upcoming season. And as coaches, it’s giving [Brees] the best opportunity with players around him, defensively, offensively, to put a team in place where we take advantage of his skill sets. And I know he’s as determined as anyone this offseason to get back into the postseason.”

Payton spoke earlier to Pro Football Talk about how he knows the Jimmy Graham trade is tough for Brees, and that it’s the coaches’ job to create additional targets.

Loomis also spoke about how the Saints determine when is the right time to look for an eventual Brees successor in the draft.