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Article: Pats painted into corner; But Samuel solutions remain workable.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 8, 2007
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Byline: ALBERT BREER (METROWEST DAILY NEWS)
The mantra in Asante Samuel's camp, for the past month-and-a-half, was "everything is good."
And now, clearly, it's not.
But really, was it ever?
In the days leading up to the franchise tagging of Samuel, according to a source close to the player, the Patriots cornerback let people around him know that he wouldn't be happy if the team slapped him with that designation. That was following comments near season's end that he wanted to hit the open market.
And yet, when the Patriots pulled the trigger, Samuel's camp suggested he was fine with it. His father, Jasper, said "We expected ...