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Guys, I know this does not require a new thread, but I think we should appreciate what Eugene and Asante meant to our franchise.
Both were drafted in 2003 (2nd and 4th rounds, respectively) and came on to perform well for our team. The emergence of Eugene as a safety allowed us to compete for the Super Bowl after Lawyer Milloy was released. I am sure the coaches saw enough from him in camp to guess that Rodney Harrison to SS and Eugene moving from CB to FS would work...and Lawyer was let go.
Asante developed into a near-top flight corner - allowing us to release Ty Law when his cap number blew up. Granted Asante is now going to 'get paid to this'...but we should respect that and be happy that we watched him develop from a borderline Day 1 draftee to a Pro Bowler.
So, good luck, Gentleman. Don't let the door hit you in the backside but also know we appreciated your time here.
Both were drafted in 2003 (2nd and 4th rounds, respectively) and came on to perform well for our team. The emergence of Eugene as a safety allowed us to compete for the Super Bowl after Lawyer Milloy was released. I am sure the coaches saw enough from him in camp to guess that Rodney Harrison to SS and Eugene moving from CB to FS would work...and Lawyer was let go.
Asante developed into a near-top flight corner - allowing us to release Ty Law when his cap number blew up. Granted Asante is now going to 'get paid to this'...but we should respect that and be happy that we watched him develop from a borderline Day 1 draftee to a Pro Bowler.
So, good luck, Gentleman. Don't let the door hit you in the backside but also know we appreciated your time here.
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