Will Willie McGinest Be Back?

37-year-old Willie McGinest may not be the hot new commodity the NFL wants or needs, but the aging outside linebacker could be an asset to the New England Patriots, with whom he’s been rumored to be flirting with. McGinest has been out of New England since 2006, when he made the switch to the Cleveland Browns, but now that he’s been released from the Browns, talk is astir once again about if McGinest will return to the Patriots.

McGinest himself has been the source of many of these rumors, saying that he wants to come back for one more season in the NFL before he seriously considers retirement. Part of the reason for his return is the Browns’ lousy record last year, as McGinest said, “I don’t like the way I ended last year, going 4-12. It just wasn’t good. I was disappointed in what we did. I don’t want to go out like that.” Now, McGinest has his eyes on the Patriots and the Dolphins as two prospective teams for him to play with in 2009. When recently questioned about his progress with the Patriots, the linebacker said, “Yeah, I’ve talked to [quarterback] Tom [Brady], [defensive lineman Richard] Seymour and some other guys there. Those guys are lifelong friends, and I’ve heard some people say that it’d be a good fit. Why wouldn’t you want to be a part of that? And with all the history I have, what we accomplished in the playoffs, that wouldn’t be a bad way to finish up.”

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