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Asante Samuel

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Atlanta Falcons · CB

Asante Samuel recorded 151 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

2.6

tackles/gm

20

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

151

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Asante Samuel's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXXIX
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
FEB 6, 2005

New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles

Super Bowl XXXIX · Feb 6, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XLII
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2008

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLII · Feb 3, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2006

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 21, 2007

New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

Conference Championship · Jan 21, 2007

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Asante Samuel's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 7 total tackles · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
ATLANTAFALCONS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 3, 2013

Atlanta Falcons vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 3, 2013

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 interceptions

Regular Season
2006
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 26, 2006

Chicago Bears vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2008
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 16, 2008

Philadelphia Eagles vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2008

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 79 interception return yards

Regular Season
2012
OAKLANDRAIDERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 14, 2012

Oakland Raiders vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 14, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Asante Samuel's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2006

01
NESAMUEL22Asante Samuel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2007–2013

02
NESAMUEL22Asante Samuel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2012

03
PHISAMUEL22Asante Samuel
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2008–2014

04
ATLSAMUEL22Asante Samuel
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLWHITE84Roddy White

Winning seasons become the expectation

Atlanta Falcons · Ryan and Smith stabilize Atlanta

Ryan's immediate command and a deep skill group produced five straight winning seasons and a 2012 NFC title-game appearance.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010First-team All-Pro · 2007Super Bowl champion · 2003, 200411 NFL seasons151 career games354 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 120Jersey: 2220 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2003Most recent: Dec 1, 2013

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history