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To: Mark who wrote (885)	5/18/1998 8:41:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45645

JETS WILL PAY $1 MILLION ADVANCE TO O'DONNELL (AP) - Neil O'Donnell's days as a New York Jets quarterback might not be ending after all. The team was to pay O'Donnell another $1 million Friday as part of an advance on his $4.25 million salary for the upcoming season. The payment was scheduled for May 15 as part of his original $25 million deal. Leigh Steinberg, O'Donnell's agent, said the team told him Thursday it would make the payment. "To date, that brings the total to $3.75 million in salary advance," Steinberg said. "However, that's all refundable if he's not back with the team." Jets coach Bill Parcells has made it clear he prefers Glenn Foley as the starter this season. He has attempted to get O'Donnell to take a pay cut to keep the team under the salary cap. Parcells also told O'Donnell not to participate in the Jets' offseason conditioning program, fearing an injury to the quarterback that could stymie the team in freeing up money. The starter the last two years after joining the Jets as a free agent from Pittsburgh, O'Donnell refused a $2 million salary reduction earlier this offseason. He could have earned back some of the money through performance bonuses and incentives. "Bill Parcells has never wavered from saying he wanted Neil back," Steinberg said. "He never wavered from his view that he thought Neil was overpriced. Pretty soon here, we're going to have to see Neil back practicing with the team." If the Jets release O'Donnell, they aren't likely to do so before June 1. After that date, they would be responsible for only $2.4 million of his salary on this year's cap.