Breaking: Asante Samuel to Eagles
Now here’s a league that gets free agency right. On the first day of unrestricted free agency, NFL rosters are changing by the minute. The biggest get, so far, is All-Pro corner Asante Samuel, who is heading to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Per Comcast in Philly, and the great Derrick Gunn (trust us, the guy is plugged in with the Birds) the Eagles will announce the signing this afternoon.
It’s looking like $47.2 million over 5 years for Samuel which was way too rich for the Pats at that position. It’s a shame that the lasting memory of Samuel in a Patriots uniform is the interception that never was against the Giants.
UPDATE: It’s official. Mike Reiss says it for six years, and one would guess that the sixth year will make the package look more attractive. NFL contracts are great that way.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
SO huge. Go Birds!
February 29th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
You heard the man: Get Paid
February 29th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Asante played well, was a good guy and worked hard with the NEP so I wish him well.
But, on the get paid thing, I think the Pats did right by him while he was here. From 2006 to 2007, they gave him a heck of raise with the franchise tag. He got about $500k in 2006, if I remember properly, and almost $8 million in 2007.
The Pats weren’t being cheap.
March 1st, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Who cares? The Pats are cheaters anyway. I have already sold my tickets for the 08 season. I am done with them.