August 11th, 2014 
Morgan Smith 
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Asante Samuel during his Patriot days.
(Photo From insidetheiggles.com)
The New York Jets have reached out to Asante Samuel, the former Patriots CB, who’s a free agent.
The Jets secondary needs help and depth, especially since third round pick Dexter McDougle went down with a torn ACL for the season and Dee Milliner out for a few weeks with a high ankle sprain.
From Manish Mehta:
“The Jets reached out to 33-year-old free-agent cornerback Asante Samuel, who won two Super Bowls with the Patriots, but it’s unlikely they’ll sign the four-time Pro Bowler, according to a source. The Jets, who have more than $20 million in salary cap space, are expected to sign a younger player.”
During his 5 seasons with the Pats, Samuel recorded 233 tackles, 4 FF, 22 interceptions with 3 returned for a touchdown, and 77 passes defended. He played in 75 games.
After 5 years with the Pats, Samuel signed with the Eagles in 2008 and played 4 seasons with them. He played in 56 games. During his time with the Eagles, he recorded 135 tackles, 2 FF, 23 interceptions with 2 returned for a touchdown, and 62 passes defended.
In 2012, he signed with the Falcons and spent 2 seasons with them before being released. He played in 26 games.
He recorded 66 tackles, 1 FF, 6 interceptions with 1 returned for a TD, and 23 passes defended.
Samuel, 33, would bring a veteran presence to the team, but he’s better in zone and Rex Ryan loves a man-to-man defense.
Samuel would love nothing more than to face the Patriots twice a season since he hates them now, and Ryan would love to grab a former Pat, but the difference in styles could prevent this match.
There’s a 40% this happens.
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