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.