Asante Samuel is still a Philadelphia Eagle, for now. However, is it more because he wants to remain with the Eagles or because they simply can’t find a trade partner?
It’s no secret that Samuel is on the trade market as we’ve known that since last year. Many people, myself included, fully expected him to be dealt by now or during the draft at the latest.
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However, maybe Samuel doesn’t want to be traded at this stage of his career. Or, perhaps he is clearly overvaluing himself which is therefore ruining potential deals with other teams. Or, even yet, it’s quite possible he is purposely sabotaging trades because he doesn’t want to go to the teams the Eagles were in trade talks with.
Finally, maybe he just wants to force the Eagles’ hand to either keep him and pay him his $9.5 million this season, or release him so he can become a free agent and control his destination.
Those are a lot of maybes, but there has to be some reason a trade hasn’t happened ye...
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April 17, 2012
