Can a guy please relax and enjoy?

Late this afternoon, the city of New Orleans will participate in their Super Bowl victory celebration as the Lombardi Trophy makes its way to the Superdome.

It's a shame teams, not matter which sport, don't get an adequate time to enjoy their treasure. So many things derail the partying.

Barely a moment after the clock hit 0:00, odds were posted on who would win next year. It's become a yearly event now, almost a tradition. Some bookmaker quickly determines what are the odds of teams winning the next Super Bowl.

Then, you have all the media requests to sort through. I'm sure we'll be seeing a ton of Drew Brees over the next couple of weeks, if not months. Already on Letterman and the Disney World commercial. He could see endorsements out the posterior just from this game. And that adds the element of yet another distraction to a championship team.

And next month, preseason workouts are to begin. Remember when there was actually an offseason? Doesn't seem like it. Well, one of the myriad of reasons is people wanting to quench their thirst for information about their favorite team.

Also next month, free agency will begin.I heard that the average amount of roster turnover that happens is 25%. 25%! That's a staggering number. That means out of a 53-man roster, 13 of those players will most likely not return. All teams will have to deal with restricted and unrestricted free agents as well as placing the "franchise" tag on a player.

Shortly after that, we have the second most widely watched event for the NFL, the draft. Not only do teams have to decide which free agents to keep, they must now steer their efforts for determining which rookie best fits their team's needs.

Then, rookie camps and on to preseason and the regular season.

The time goes so fast. It will go even quicker of the schedule is expanded to 18 games.

Whew!

When will Sean Payton get to relax?