Asante Samuels just wants to play football for the Philadelphia Eagles. He has great hands and decisive instincts, and he could go a long way playing for the Eagles. The Eagles decided to grab him up and and sign him in 2008. He was signed to a six year contract. He has an All Pro and a Pro Bowl under his belt. So he definitely knows what he is doing on the field. They made him a deal of $57 million with $20 million guaranteed. The Eagles apparently needed a shutdown corner block man, and Samuels was just their man. He hailed from the New England Patriots and won a Super Bowl ring when the Patriots beat the Eagles in 2005 at the Super Bowl.

Lito Sheppard, a Pro Bowl choice twice, is very disheartened with Samuels contract. Sheppard had been offered a five year contract in 2004 and now he is looking for a place where he can be traded. Sheppard’s job of corner back will be taken over by Samuels. The coaches said if you can get a hold of the best one in the NFL, you should grab him immediately before some other team does. Then you won’t have a great team to play with, you will only have amateurs.

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