Samuel: Eagles ‘don't want me there'

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After the Eagles acquired Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha in the off-season, Asante Samuel became the subject of trade rumors.

He wasn't happy when Rodgers-Cromartie and Asomugha were acquired. And he wasn't happy when he became the focus of trade rumors.

Samuel took to the radio on Saturday when he joined Tim McManus and Pat Callahan of 97.5 the Fanatic. Samuel made it quite clear that he's not happy with the team's willingness to trade him.
"Definitely, it doesn't sit well with me," Samuel said. "Definitely, I've been nothing but what they expected me to be when they brought me there you know? Twenty-two, 23 interceptions over my years ... Definitely, it doesn't sit well with me. And obviously they don't want me there, so life goes on. So we'll see where I'll be at."

Although Samuel seems to be very frustrated, he said his play won't be affected.

"Well, as long as I'm getting paid I'm gonna do my job," Samuel said. "so whoever is cutting the check, I do my job regardless of the matter. So I'm not worried about that. I just know in the back of my head they don't want me there. So, you know, that's not gonna leave. They put it out there so everybody could know that, so I know that and everybody knows that. So it's in the back of my head. And Asante Samuel is a business entity first, so I'm going to make sure I handle my business accordingly."

How does Asante envision it playing out?

"I'm going to come out there every Sunday and do my job," Samuel said.

Samuel came to the Eagles on the first day of free agency in 2008 and is signed through 2013. His salary spikes from 5.9 million this year to 8.4 million next season and is due to earn 10.4 million in base salary in the final year of the deal.

Samuel has 18 tackles and one interception this season.

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