Reports: Eagles set to sign Asante Samuel

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  Good pickup for the Eagles

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Source: Eagles Sign Asante Samuel
Published 2/29/2008 by Ian at Inside the Iggles | A Blog For Philadelphia Eagles Fans
... according to several reports. The deal is expected to be worth $47.2 million over five years, ESPN reports. Samuel had been seeking a deal worth at least $10 million a year. The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers also were rumored to be chasing Samuel. The Pro Bowler had 44 tackles and six interceptions last season with the Patriots — one for a touchdown. Samuel was visiting the Eagles’ practice facility on Friday. The deal reportedly was pending Samuel passing a physical. >>Reports:Eagles set to sign Asante Samuel (Sporting News) This is awesome news! What a huge move ...

SAMUEL SET TO JOIN THE FLOCK
Published 2/29/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Various media reports, collected and referenced by our good friends at SportingNews.com, indicate that cornerback Asante Samuel will indeed sign a contract with the Eagles on Friday . It’s reportedly a five-year, $47.2 million deal.  To the casual fan, that’s short of the $10 million per year average from the eight-year, $80 million deal signed last year by Nate Clements of the 49ers.  As everyone in PFT Planet knows, the Clements deal is actually seven years and $64 million, making it worth a hair over $9 million per year. Samuel’s deal carries an average of nearly $9.5 ...

Report on the Samuel Numbers
Published 2/29/2008 by Matt P at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... Looks like the Eagles Luv Asante rumors are inching closer to reality, with a deal on the table and set to go. From The Sporting News via ESPN: ...

Asante Joins The Iggles
Published 2/29/2008 by Gary Grund at JetsCentral
... According to the Sporting News, free agent CB Asante Samuel has agreed to a five-year, $47.2 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. ...

Lots of Dudes Get Paid, Starting with Asante Samuel
Published 2/29/2008 by Aaron Schatz at N/A
Lots of Dudes Get Paid, Starting with Asante Samuel At a certain point, it’s hard to link to every story as the free-agent signings come fast and furious on Friday. The biggest one seems to be Asante Samuel in Philadelphia, which will be announced this afternoon. Also: Jerry Porter to Jacksonville, Ernest Wilford to Miami, Madieu Williams to Minnesota, Jeff Faine to Tampa Bay, and DeShaun Foster to San Francisco, which makes no sense whatsoever. A couple big trades too, but I’ll cover those in the next XP. posted 2-29-2008 at 3:20 PM by ...

Javon Walker and Tatum Bell: Future Cowboys?
Published 2/29/2008 by Tuna Helper <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... Seems like Asante Samuel is headed to the Eagles. Great. That’s just what we need. Another great cornerback in Philly. Just awesome. ...