Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff made an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio and indicated that cornerback Dunta Robinson will likely move inside with the addition of Asante Samuel. “I know Dunta has wanted to play inside in the nickel spot,” said Dimitroff per Rotoworld.com. “He did it out in Houston before he came our [...]
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Asante Samuel officially traded to the Falcons
According to Jeff McClane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Eagles have officially traded cornerback Asante Samuel to the Atlanta Falcons. Right now we don’t know what Eagles received in compensation, but will update this post once we find out. Samuel agreed to a three-year, $18.5 million deal with the Falcons in order to take [...]
READ MORE »Report: Falcons close to acquiring Asante Samuel
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Atlanta Falcons are close to acquiring Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel for a late-round pick. The Falcons and Eagles had agreed on the terms of a trade yesterday, but they were having a problem with agreeing with Samuel on a pay cut that would be beneficial to both sides. [...]
READ MORE »Brent Grimes signs his franchise tender
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Brent Grimes signed his franchise tender on Tuesday, which will pay him $10.431 million this coming season. Grimes missed one day of voluntary workouts, but it just so happens that earlier today the Falcons were reportedly working on acquiring Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel. Which looks like it may have prompted Grimes to sign [...]
READ MORE »Report: Asante Samuel’s contract holding up trade to Atlanta
According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the reason Asante Samuel hasn’t been traded to the Atlanta Falcons has nothing to do with compensation, but rather his contract. Samuel has agreed to redo his current deal, but he’s looking to keep most of the $10 million he’s set to earn for the 2012 season. [...]
READ MORE »Report: Broncos out of the running for Asante Samuel
Last week we learned that the Denver Broncos made two offers to the Philadelphia Eagles in an attempt to trade for cornerback Asante Samuel. Now it looks like the Broncos are no longer interested in acquiring Samuel, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The biggest hang up with the Eagles being able to trade Samuel is the [...]
READ MORE »Report: Falcons in the mix to acquire Asante Samuel
According to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports, the Atlanta Falcons have spoken with the Philadelphia Eagles over the past couple of days about a potential trade for cornerback Asante Samuel. Falcons are clearly looking to upgrade their secondary, especially since Dunta Robinson has been a bit of a disappointment since coming over as a free [...]
READ MORE »Report: Eagles not asking much for Asante Samuel
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter per Evan Silva, the Philadelphia Eagles asking price for cornerback Asante Samuel is ”not very much at this point.” They really want to unload him in time for this week’s draft. At one time the Eagles were looking for a third round pick, but it’s clear that right now they just [...]
READ MORE »Report: Eagles willing to take less then a 3rd round pick for Samuel
According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Eagles have been looking for a third and possibly a fourth round pick for cornerback Asante Samuel. Now they’re willing to accept less than that. The Broncos reportedly offered the Eagles a fifth or sixth round pick for Samuel. The reason nothing has happened yet is [...]
READ MORE »Report: Broncos made multiple offers to acquire Asante Samuel
According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, the Denver Broncos have expressed interest in trading for Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel. At this point the Broncos don’t believe they’ll be able to get a deal done to land Samuel after making multiple proposals to the Eagles. The Broncos offered the Eagles their 5th or [...]
READ MORE »Eagles reportedly hoping to get a 3rd round pick for Asante Samuel
Earlier today we learned that the Philadelphia Eagles are still shopping cornerback Asante Samuel. According to John Clayton of ESPN via Evan Silva, the Eagles are hoping to receive a third round pick in exchange for Samuel. “They hope to get a 3rd-round pick … This could be one of those 2nd-day, 3rd-day draft-day trades,” said [...]
READ MORE »Report: Eagles have been shopping Asante Samuel
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Philadelphia Eagles have been shopping cornerback Asante Samuel around the league, before next week’s NFL draft. Samuel only allowed 10.2 yards per catch, a quarterback rating of 52.4, and surrendered only 296 yards, per ProFootballFocus.com. It’s clear he still has plenty of goof football left in him.
READ MORE »Asante Samuel claims he wants to stay in Philadelphia
Even though there have been a lot of rumors swirling around about the Philadelphia Eagles looking to trade cornerback Asante Samuel, Samuel still believes he’s an important part to them finally capturing their first Super Bowl title in franchise history. “Any time your name comes up, of course you’re going to pay attention,” Samuel said. [...]
READ MORE »Titans unwilling to give up a 3rd round pick for Asante Samuel
It looks like the reason the Tennessee Titans aren’t as interested in trading for Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel as people had thought, is because they aren’t willing to give up a third round pick in exchange for him. According to Peter King of SI.com, the only way the Titans will trade for Samuel is [...]
READ MORE »Report: Lions still interested in Asante Samuel
According to Mike O’Hara of FOX Sports Detroit, the Lions seem to still be interested in trading for Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel, even though both sides had a deal in place last season that ended up falling through. Even before the Lions lost Eric Wright in free agency, the weakest part of their defense [...]
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