Asante Samuel wants out
The late-arriving CB Asante Samuel told reporters yesterday that he wants to go elsewhere, and who could blame him.
After acquiring corners Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha last week, Asante Samuel has to feel like he is the odd man out in the Eagles plan for 2011. Samuel is nothing to sneeze at in the cornerback position. Entering his 9th season in the NFL, Samuel has collected 42 interceptions in his tenure in the league, 20 in his three seasons with the Eagles. I can understand his frustration, he has not been the weakest link.
Samuel was absent for the first few days of Eagles’ camp due to personal issues, but once he returned Friday afternoon, the gloves were off and he was mildly upset, to say the least. “I want to be where I’m wanted. If they’re tired of my big playmaking ability, they can ship me out”, he told any reporter willing to listen.
You had to see this coming. The questions were being asked on Friday night after the Eagles pulled off the trade for Asomugha. Egos are flaring and there have to be some major decisions made going forward.
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