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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
He's a vested veteran so he goes straight to FA. It basically comes down to if he wants to be paid now or wait until next offseason. But the Patriots are already paying his full salary this year so he can certainly take the league minimum and go play on a stacked team to drive up his value for next offseason.
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No they aren't. The Patriots had this in the works for a while as they didn't have him on their opening day roster. They actually freed up $5.8 million in cap space by cutting him. If he talks league minimum that's all he makes for the rest of the season.