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Asante Samuel is a cornerback for the New England Patriots. He was born on Jan. 6, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 2007 season was his 5th season in the NFL, all five with the New England Patriots.
New England drafted the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Samuel out of Central Florida with the 120th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Samuel began the 2007 season as a no-show in training camp as the Patriots refused to offer him an extended contract. Instead, the team put a franchise-player tag on him for one year at $7.79 million.
Samuel became a vital cog in New England's secondary. During the Patriots amazing run in 2007, Samuel practically single-handedly kept New England's season per...
New England drafted the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Samuel out of Central Florida with the 120th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Samuel began the 2007 season as a no-show in training camp as the Patriots refused to offer him an extended contract. Instead, the team put a franchise-player tag on him for one year at $7.79 million.
Samuel became a vital cog in New England's secondary. During the Patriots amazing run in 2007, Samuel practically single-handedly kept New England's season per...
Asante Samuel is a cornerback for the New England Patriots. He was born on Jan. 6, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The 2007 season was his 5th season in the NFL, all five with the New England Patriots.
New England drafted the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Samuel out of Central Florida with the 120th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Samuel began the 2007 season as a no-show in training camp as the Patriots refused to offer him an extended contract. Instead, the team put a franchise-player tag on him for one year at $7.79 million.
Samuel became a vital cog in New England's secondary. During the Patriots amazing run in 2007, Samuel practically single-handedly kept New England's season perfect in Week 11 with two interceptions and three solo tackles. In a 31-28 win over the Eagles, he intercepted A.J. Feeley's pass on the Eagles' second offensive play of the game and ran 40 yards for his third career TD.
In 2005, he started 15 regular-season games and tied for the team lead with a career-high three interceptions and led the team with a career-high 18 passes defensed. He also notched a career-high 53 tackles (41 solo). He played in 13 games with eight starts in 2004 and led the team with 12 passes defensed. At Central Florida, Samuel, recorded 127 tackles (102 solo) with eight interceptions, 38 pass deflections, 63 punt returns for 673 yards (10.8 avg) and 10 kickoff returns for 168 yards (16.8 avg.). He attended Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) High where he played quarterback, defensive back, kicker and punter in football in addition to being a member of the basketball and baseball teams.
New England drafted the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Samuel out of Central Florida with the 120th overall pick in the 2003 draft. Samuel began the 2007 season as a no-show in training camp as the Patriots refused to offer him an extended contract. Instead, the team put a franchise-player tag on him for one year at $7.79 million.
Samuel became a vital cog in New England's secondary. During the Patriots amazing run in 2007, Samuel practically single-handedly kept New England's season perfect in Week 11 with two interceptions and three solo tackles. In a 31-28 win over the Eagles, he intercepted A.J. Feeley's pass on the Eagles' second offensive play of the game and ran 40 yards for his third career TD.
In 2005, he started 15 regular-season games and tied for the team lead with a career-high three interceptions and led the team with a career-high 18 passes defensed. He also notched a career-high 53 tackles (41 solo). He played in 13 games with eight starts in 2004 and led the team with 12 passes defensed. At Central Florida, Samuel, recorded 127 tackles (102 solo) with eight interceptions, 38 pass deflections, 63 punt returns for 673 yards (10.8 avg) and 10 kickoff returns for 168 yards (16.8 avg.). He attended Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.) High where he played quarterback, defensive back, kicker and punter in football in addition to being a member of the basketball and baseball teams.
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