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Article: Samuel gets tagged Patriots, CB work toward long-term deal

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February 17, 2007
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After learning that a potential big payday as an unrestricted free agent was limited by the Patriots assigning him the franchise tag yesterday, cornerback Asante Samuel took the news in stride.

Samuel's agent, Alonzo Shavers, said last night Samuel expected the Patriots to take that course of action. Asked if Samuel planned on holding out, Shavers said, "That is not our intention at all."

Shavers said Samuel received a call from Patriots officials yesterday. The Patriots told Samuel they felt he was a crucial part of their team and hoped to work toward a long-term contract, according to Shavers.

"Right now it's very amicable," Shavers said. "We don't look at it as a bad thing. This is a step ...

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