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newburyportnews.com - 6/29/2007
Advice for Asante: Play or you'll pay - NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA
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Asante Samuel deserves some empathy. He was a fourth-round draft pick of the New England Patriots in 2003 because he went to the University of Central Florida. If he had gone to the University of Miami or Florida, where he wanted to go, he would have been a first- or second-round guy, which means he would have been a millionaire soon after the draft. As a fourth-rounder, well, he got what the ...

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Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes:  Samuel losing patience with Pats?

FanHouse:  Asante Samuel Gets Some Career Advice

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Samuel losing patience with Pats?
Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes — ... From the sounds of it, Asante Samuel appears to be losing patience on a daily basis with the Patriots, which is no surprise when everyone's contract is up for renewal, excluding Tom Brady, of course. Samuel wants to be paid among the best cornerbacks in the NFL, nearing the $9 million to $10 million per season over five or six years. ... From the Patriots perspective they want Samuel in a more manageable, $6 million to $7 million range, over three or four seasons. Here's the problem for Samuel: The Patriots have all of the power. The team put the much heralded/hated "franchise" tag on him in March, guaranteeing him $7.79 million for the 2007 season (it is the average of the top five paid cornerbacks in 2006). He becomes a free agent after the season, unless the Patriots choose to "franchise" him again, which would probably see his salary near $10 million for 2008. ...

Asante Samuel Gets Some Career Advice
FanHouse — ... that can basically be summed up in the headline: Pay or you'll pay. ...

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