Vernon Wells' seven-year contract included an opt-out clause following the 2011 season. Monday night, Wells decided not to use it.

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From: "Vernon Wells" <2blessed2bstressed@yahoo.com>
To: "Tony Reagins"
Date: Mon, Oct 31 2011, at 5:42 PM
Subject: Decision

Hey Tony, after giving it a lot of thought, and after talking it over with my family, we decided it would be best if I were to opt

From: "Vernon Wells" <2blessed2bstressed@yahoo.com>
To: "Tony Reagins"
Date: Mon, Oct 31 2011, at 5:43 PM
Subject: RE: Decision

for gyros tonight instead of Chinese takeout, because the Chinese place I usually go to just closed and the next nearest one was recently cited for labor law violations. Can you imagine!

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From: V Wells xxx-218-2566

tony hey so i just wanted you to know that im going to exercise my right to

From: V Wells xxx-218-2566

bear arms, in these unpredictable times we live in theres no such thing as too much safety

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Phone: /rings
Reagins: Hello?
Wells: Hey Tony, it's Vernon Wells.
Reagins: Hi Vernon
Wells: So listen, we just had a big family dinner.
Wells: And with the dinner finished, I thought now would be a good time to void
Wells:
Reagins:
Wells: my b-
Reagins: You know I'm not the GM anymore
Reagins: It's Jerry Dipoto
Reagins: God can you do anything right