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McGinest to be Cut?

Pasquerelli on McGinest and the Pats (ESPN IN$IDER)

Sources told ESPN.com this week that McGinest's contract situation for 2006 -- he is due a roster bonus of $3.5 million in early March, and a base salary of $3.5 million too, in a so-called dummy season that was added to his deal to aid the Patriots in navigating past cap difficulties -- could well make him a cap casualty. It's unlikely New England will pay the $3.5 million bonus and, with negotiations making little or no progress in recent weeks, the Patriots could, regrettably, end the longtime relationship with a player who has seen the lowest lows and the highest highs of the franchise.

McGinest is one of the last people I want to see cut loose from the Pats. If they do cut him, I hope they re-sign him to another deal, and not set him free completely.

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