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Associated Press 18y

Flutie to discuss future at news conference

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Doug Flutie will discuss his future
with the New England Patriots on Monday at a news conference
attended by the owner and coach.

Flutie became a free agent after one season with the team,
playing sparingly as a backup quarterback. Owner Robert Kraft and
coach Bill Belichick will attend the "important announcement,"
the team said.

Flutie said Saturday he has spoken regularly with Belichick and
wanted to consider all his options -- including offers to go into
broadcasting -- before making an announcement. Belichick declined
Sunday to comment on any discussions he had with Flutie.

During the first two days of the team's rookie minicamp, which
began Saturday, Flutie's locker was occupied by kicker Stephen
Gostkowski, the team's fourth-round draft choice from Memphis.

"I think I know what I want to do," Flutie said on Saturday in
an interview with The Associated Press. "I just want to make sure
I have everything on the table before I do anything."

Flutie, the Heisman Trophy winner at Boston College in 1984, has
spent 21 seasons in pro football, 12 in the NFL. He played one year
in the U.S. Football League and eight years in the Canadian
Football League, where he was named most outstanding player six
times.

The 43-year-old quarterback has thrown for 14,715 yards and 68
touchdowns in the NFL, spending most of his time as a backup. Last
season, he converted the league's first drop-kick for an extra
point since the 1941 title game and appeared in five games,
throwing 10 passes.

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