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Article: Bear facts may hurt Samuel - Vasher's extension adjusts CB market
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2007
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Asante Samuel's first name means "thank you" in Swahili, but it's
unlikely he'll be thanking Chicago Bears cornerback Nathan Vasher any
time soon.
Vasher didn't aid Samuel's cause when he signed a five-year, $28
million contract extension Monday. Vasher, who had one year left on
his rookie contract, signed a deal that includes $14 million in
guarantees, according to published reports, and is a lot closer to
the contract Dre' Bly signed this offseason with the Broncos (five
years, $33 million; $16 million in bonuses) than the Nate Clements
money (eight years, $80 million from the 49ers; $22.1 million in
bonuses and guarantees) that Samuel is believed to be seeking.
When it was suggested that ...