According to the NFL Network who basically confirmed what a “source” told the Boston Herald a little over a month ago, cornerback Asante Samuel is expected to sign the one-year, $7.79 million franchise tender that was offered to him and report to the team this week. Samuel’s agent, Alonzo Shavers would not confirm nor deny the report, saying, “I’m sure he’ll definitely be around in the near future. I just don’t want to speculate because he hasn’t given me an inkling one way or another. I’m sure when he’s ready, he’ll tell me. He’s not given me the green light, so I can’t confirm or deny anything.”
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