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Seau set to sign and rejoin Patriots

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Junior Seau, 39, is prepared to once again abandon sunny Southern California and the comfort of semi-retirement to bail out coach Bill Belichick and an undermanned New England Patriots linebacking corps.

After getting a call from Belichick and vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli Wednesday night, Seau was here yesterday meeting with the team and on the verge of returning for a third season with the Patriots and a 19th in the NFL.

Seau's agent, Marvin Demoff, said early last night that Seau, whose flight landed at 3:45 p.m., could be signed by Friday, barring complications. The Patriots would have to clear a spot on their 53-man roster to make room for Seau.

"If Junior is there and nothing is different from what they thought [Wednesday] night, I would suspect they'd do a contract, and he'd be a Patriot [today]," said Demoff. "But I don't think there were any promises made to Junior or by Junior to them before he got on the plane."

Demoff said Seau sounded excited about the prospect of playing after he informed his agent about the Patriots' interest in bringing him back.

Seau had surgery to repair a torn left rotator cuff in February, shortly after the Patriots' 18-1 season ended with a loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, but Demoff said the shoulder, which prevented Seau from being ready for training camp, is no longer an issue.

Source: Boston.com

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