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Following up on a previous item. ... Twice in the last two weeks McNabb and the Vikings have been linked as potential dance partners for the 2011 NFL season. The Vikings are indeed one of the teams interested in McNabb, according to two people with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Reported by the Washington Post
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Obviously, no deal could be made until there is a new collective bargaining agreement. But Post staffer Mike Jones suggests that whenever the lockout ends, the Redskins are likely to cooperate with the McNabb on a destination because it is expected that they will have to get him to rework the contract he signed last November. It makes sense. If McNabb is still on Washington’s roster the day after the first regular season game, the Redskins would have to decide whether to pick up the $10 million option on his contract. His base salary for 2011 would be $1.75 million, but if he is on the 53-man squad the entire season, McNabb could receive a total of $12.75 million. Also according to Jones, it's believed that McNabb would be willing to give back the $3.5 signing bonus he received last fall in exchange for his release. ... Stay tuned.
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