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September 9, 2007

Details of Samuel deal

Journal photo / Mary Murphy
Asante Samuel on the field before the game at Giants Stadium.

Hey all --

A league source has confirmed the terms that got Asante Samuel to sign his one-year franchise tender: If Samuel plays at least in 60 percent of the defensive snaps or New England wins 12 games, the cornerback will not be franchised again next year.

This also shows that the deal Samuel received was indeed better than the one that Lance Briggs got from Chicago. Briggs, the Bears' franchise linebacker, reported to camp after getting $1 million up front and a promise that if he played in 75 percent of his team's defensive plays, he would not be franchised again in 2008.

-- SHALISE MANZA YOUNG

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 2:34 PM | Permalink