METAIRIE, La. -- Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints waited until the 11th hour. But they finally agreed to a contract extension Wednesday -- four days before the quarterbacks self-imposed Week 1 deadline.The extension was announced as a five-year deal but contains an automatic void at two years, sources told ESPNs Ed Werder. That means Brees is contractually committed to the Saints for only the 2016 and 2017 seasons.?His $20 million salary this season and $24.25 million for next season -- a total of $44.25 million -- is fully guaranteed, the sources said.The deal also includes a no-trade clause and forbids the Saints from using their franchise tag on the quarterback. In essence, the Saints get Brees under contract for one additional season, but by spreading the contract over five years, they significantly reduce Brees $30 million cap hit for 2016, which was the highest for any player in NFL history.The extension reduces Brees cap number from an NFL-record $30 million to $17.25 million for 2016, sources told Werder.Brees said Wednesday he is humbled and honored to continue his journey with Saints. He said both sides are very happy with the contracts structure and wants to finish his career in New Orleans.Ill be here as long as theyll have me, he said.Brees said the contact process is probably a bit more complicated than it should be but said he understands the job everyone has to do. One thing everyone is very much aligned with is what puts this team in the best position to win, he said. The salary-cap savings for the Saints was an important aspect of the deal for him.My approach is the same regardless, regardless of whether I have a five-year deal or I have a one-year deal. In my mind, youre always playing on one-year deals, he said. Playing on one-game deals, you know? I mean, youve gotta prove it each and every week. Youre only as good as your next performance. So that will always be mindset.Brees, 37, acknowledged that he would have preferred a long-term deal.I plan to play for longer than two years, so yeah, I think my mindset going into this was to be able to secure a deal that would take me for as long as I plan on playing, he said. But this is what was in the best interest of the team. And so thats why it was a two-year deal.This is Brees third contract with the Saints after he originally signed with the team in 2006. In 2012, he became the highest-paid player in NFL history to that point, thanks to his five-year, $100 million contract.Brees was headed into the final year of his previous contract.His decade in New Orleans has been the most prolific of any quarterback in NFL history. His 48,555 yards and 348 touchdown passes are the most of any quarterback in any 10-year span, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Brees has won exactly 100 games with the Saints -- including the only Super Bowl victory in franchise history, a 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts after the 2009 season.He could pass Peyton Manning for No. 1 on the NFLs all-time passing yardage (71,940) and passing touchdown (539) lists before his next deal is up. Hes on pace to do so within three or four years.Brees ranks fourth in NFL history with 60,903 passing yards and will likely pass Dan Marino for third in Week 2. He and Tom Brady are tied for third in NFL history with 428 touchdown passes.And he is still thriving at age 37. 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The players near Lewis arent in their comfort zone, however, and it remains to be seen whether three-time NCAA player of the year Amanda Blumenherst, LPGA rookie leader Moriya Jutanugarn and the perplexing Michelle Wie can stay with her in the $1.5 million event near the Atlantic City casino resort. Blumenherst and Jutanugarn shot 5-under 66 to share the lead, a stroke ahead of Lewis and two in front of Wie. Sara-Maude Juneau of Fossambault, Que., shot 69 and is tied with six other golfers at 2 under. Beating Lewis is not going to be easy. The worlds No. 2 player has won twice and posted eight top-10 finishes in 11 events. "I guess you just get more confidence being there, you start trusting yourself more, but its really cool to think how far Ive come," said Lewis, who has zipped up the ranking over the past two seasons. "I wasnt even the top ranked American this time last year, and now Im kind of going back and forth for No. 1 in the world. Its just nice to keep that consistency going. Ive had a bunch of top 10s over the last year, and thats what Im trying to do every week." Lewis had three tap-in birdies, including two at par 5s. She made two 20-footers. A bad drive led to her bogey. Wie, who a decade ago made one of her first appearances on the womens tour as a 13-year-old in this event, has never lived up to expectations, winning twice since joining the tour in 2009. She has missed five of 10 cuts this year and her best finish was a tie for 28th in Hawaii. Her other four starts have resulted in no better than a tie for 41st. "I think nothing really goes exactly the way you plan," Wie said after making five birdies and two bogeys to tie her lowest numerical score for the season. "There may be hiccups in the way and little adjustments along the way, and I think I did that." The biggest adjustment Wie has made is with her putting stroke. She looks like a backward inverted L when putting and one has to wonder whether her back will stand up to that style. Of course, there has been criticism. "You cant please everyone," Wie said. "Im not going to go around my way living my life trying to please everyone because in the end it doesnt really matter. Theyre not the ones that are living my life. Theyre not the ones that ultimately are in my life. So I just am so grateful for my friends, mmy family and for the people inside my circle that believe in me.dddddddddddd " For Wie to stay close, she needs to keep her drives in the fairway. "I mean, its not really surprising to see Michelle play well," Lewis said. "This golf course, I am a little surprised on this course because if you can get some shots going sideways you can make some pretty big numbers. Thats good. She needs those good rounds." Hamiltons Alena Sharp and Charlottetowns Lorie Kane each shot 72 and are tied for 27th, while Maude-Aimee LeBlanc of Sherbrooke, Que., and Stephanie Sherlock of Barrie, Ont., fired 75s and are in a group tied for 76th. Jessica Shepley (77) of Oakville, Ont., and Torontos Rebecca Lee-Bentham (80) are well back. Blumenherst, who is married to Oakland Athletics first baseman Nate Freiman, has missed cuts in six of eight events. The former Duke star has never finished better than a tie for fifth since joining the tour in 2010 after winning at qualifying school. "It feels amazing," said Blumenherst, who had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey. "Its been a while since Ive had a very solid round of golf and felt like I just played well throughout the entire day. It was a lot of fun out there because its been a challenging start to the season." Jutanugarn, whose 17-year-old sister, Ariya, was the halfway leader at Kingsmill in Virginia this month, has missed the cut in two of her last four events after getting off to a quick start. The 18-year-old Jutanugarn, from Thailand, made two of her six birdies on her first two holes. She had one bogey. The Bay Course at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club was the big winner. Only 18 of the 143 players who finished, including just five in the afternoon round, broke par on the 6,155-yard course that played tougher because of wind and bumpy greens. Beatriz Recari of Spain and Hee Young Park headed a group at 2 under after posting the best rounds of the players who teed off in the afternoon. Parks South Korean countrywomen, Cella Choi, played her first eight holes in 5 under, but gave four shots back as the afternoon wore on and finished at 1 under. Many of the tours leading players struggled with the wind coming off Reeds Bay and the tough greens, which are bumpy because the recent cold weather has helped the poa annua thrive. World No. 1 Inbee Park was in a group at 74 along with Paula Creamer and Na Yeon Choi. Third-ranked Suzann Pettersen had a 76. Among the other notables, Jiyai Shin had a 71, Lizette Salas and I.K. Kim shot 72, and Cristie Kerr had a 73. ' ' '