BRYAN -- Bryan native Ty Warren has decided his education and being an example for his children are more important than a $250,000 offseason workout bonus he would have been paid by the New England Patriots.

Warren, a 2003 first round pick out of Texas A&M, told ESPN he has always planned on coming back to school to finish his degree.

"I try to put the kids in the best educational system possible and I think there is something to be said for their father, who has been blessed to play in the NFL and do something he's loved to do, going back and finishing what he started. In the big picture, I think it's important for me to do what I'm doing. I can sacrifice that bonus for that."

This will be the first offseason that Warren will not attend any part of the Patriots program.