Patriots talented young CB Samuel, expected to sit til wk. 10, as deadline passes.

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This is some pretty big news if he does sit out.


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Cornerback Asante Samuel and the New England Patriots failed to agree on a multiyear contract Monday, setting the stage for a possible holdout.

Samuel, coming off the best of his four seasons, can only play for the $7.79 million tender offer the Patriots made when they designated him as their franchise player. He skipped the team's mandatory minicamp last month and has said he intends to hold out until the 10th week of the regular season.

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</NOSCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The club made no transactions on Monday, team spokesman Stacey James said. Samuel's agent, Alonzo Shavers, did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

The deadline for franchise players to reach a multiyear contract was Monday at 4 p.m. EDT. Now the two sides are not allowed to agree to one until after the season. Had the Patriots not placed the franchise tag on him, Samuel could have become an unrestricted free agent and they would not be compensated if he signed elsewhere.
Samuel, 26, tied Champ Bailey of Denver for the NFL regular-season lead with 10 interceptions last season. Samuel also has three interception returns for touchdowns in the playoffs, tying him with former Oakland Raider Willie Brown for the NFL record.
The Patriots drafted Samuel in the fourth round out of Central Florida in 2003.
 

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Samuel is a great CB, in the top 5 in CB's the last few years. Losing him would be a big blow to that secondary
 

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how many guys sit out when they are giving up 500k a week?

agreed.

its very likely he won't skip the first ten games...i will predict he'll sign the one year tenured deal, in exchange of the Pats' promise not to franchise him next season.
 

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New to RX, sup guys...

Asante won't sitout more than a week or two. He's gonna be making 460k a week this year if he plays. In his first 4 years he made 500k per year total. He will play...
 

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