FireVenturi

this I found on PFW.com


Feb. 27, 2008


We hear the agent of CB Asante Samuel is trying to pull the Bucs into the sweepstakes to sign his client when free agency begins Feb. 29, but it would be a surprise if Tampa had much serious interest in Samuel's services. Alonzo Shavers, Samuel's agent, told the Tampa Tribune that "Tampa is a situation that makes sense. Tampa Bay is definitely worth considering. It was an organization that was in the Super Bowl not too long ago. It is an organization Asante wants to play for." The Bucs figure to be an aggressive player in free agency, with more than $30 million in estimated cap space, but it's far more likely funds will be spent on free-agent playmakers at wide receiver and tight end. Samuel is said to be eyeing a contract that would be pay him $10 million per year. He would be a definite upgrade over CB Phillip Buchanon, and a starting tandem of Samuel and Ronde Barber would give Tampa a star-studded secondary. Yet, in the end, we hear the Saints and Eagles are more likely to shell out the necessary cash for the Pro Bowler.

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lil frog

The rumor mill from our local espn radio station says the deal is for 10 years 100 million & 24 million dollar signing bonus. Sounds way out of line to me.

papz

Samuel is a smart man. He's pegging each team against one another to drive up his market value... he's going to be a very rich man.

WhoDat205

Wow. As much as I'd love to get Samuel, at this point (price), I'm glad we're out of the negotiations.

B_Dub_Saint

What do you mean. Do u think its out of the question now. I thought we were very interested. All these different rumors are confusing me. LOL

WhoDat205

It sounds like the Eagles are going to sign him to a ridiculous deal and that the Bucs are in play as well. You never know, though.

Bobaganoosh

The Saints are not out of the equation....it just isnt as likely today as it was yesterday.

WhoDatQB

SAMUEL SET TO JOIN THE FLOCK

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 million. They could have added a phony final year that would have pushed the average to $10 million per year or more, and we respect both sides for doing what looks to be a "real" deal.

Also, there's a certain irony regarding the five-year duration of the contract. Typically, the Eagles like to lock players up for looooong periods of time. As it now stands, Samuel's deal will expire before the contracts signed by some of the young players who cashed in early.

SAINTSFAN834

Reportedly the Eagles will sign him for 5 years $47.2 million. We should have made a play for him. Once again, we sit on the sidelines waiting for a starting CB to fall into our laps.

Cancer Beater

I agree completly.Grant played poorly to the 10th degree.

Both Grant and Smith seemed to be 20 pounds over-weight.