Samuel apparently IS at the Novacare complex...aka Free Agent thread

[SunMo]

call up Brian Roberts and ask him

[hbionic]

I'm not going to rub one out until its official. So, at the moment, I'm at attention.

[Rome]

Donovan was just on ESPN.  He farging hates the Samuel move.  HATES IT.

[SD_Eagle5]

Mcnabb was just on NFL Live from Disneyworld.

[hbionic]

what did he say?

[Rome]

He loves it!

[hbionic]

bastich!

[Munson]

He was being mopey and obviously a bitch.

[BigEd76]

Is the deal done yet?

[SunMo]

well if you're asking we're all farging in trouble

[Munson]

CBS news just announced it as official. SAid he was taking his physical about 20 minutes ago, and as soon as he passes its a done deal.


Edit: Then again, isn't that about the same point the Eagles got to with Bentley before his escape to Cleveland?

[Rome]

I'm going to throw up in a second.

Bad tuna for lunch.

[Rome]

Oh, no... it wasn't the tuna, it was the illiterate morons who call in to Eagles Live.

Whew.

[Butchers Bill]

I'm going to throw up in a second.

Bad tuna for lunch.

[SunMo]

roooooob

http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php/?p=23363&cat=187

Asante Samuel Is an Eagle

Asante SamuelIt's all over but the physical. Prized free agent cornerback Asante Samuel is a Philadelphia Eagle.

Samuel, who had 16 interceptions the last two years with the Patriots and owns the NFL career playoff record with three INT returns for touchdowns, arrived in Philadelphia this morning and signed his contract this afternoon.

What does this mean for disgruntled, injury-plagued cornerback Lito Sheppard? Will the Eagles try to ship him? What does this mean for Sheldon Brown? Will he move to safety? These are questions for later. Right now, what's important is that the Eagles targeted the No. 1 free agent available this offseason and landed him just 14 1/2 hours after the free agency signing period began.

The Eagles ranked last in the NFL last year with just 11 interceptions, and they were the only NFL team without a defensive touchdown.

The five-year deal is worth about $10 million per year, making Samuel the second-highest-paid cornerback in NFL history behind Nate Clements, whose eight-year deal with the 49ers is worth $10.99 million per year (although he'll never see the $26.25 million written in for 2013 and 2014).

Samuel, who spent his first five NFL seasons with the Patriots after being drafted in the fourth round in 2003, has 22 career interceptions, including 10 in 2006 and six last year. He has three regular-season interception returns for TDs to go with his three in the postseason. During his stay in Foxboro, he was named to two Pro Bowls, one all-pro team and won two Super Bowl rings.

Today's furious activity comes four years after a similar flurry. In 2004, the Eagles signed Jevon Kearse on the first day of free agency and acquired Terrell Owens via a complicated trade with the 49ers and Ravens one day later.