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Now Samuel is crying that Belichick never liked him and had it in for him:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100820/SPORTS02/8200347/Eagles-maverick-plays-his-ace-stats
Samuel didn't exactly barge onto the NFL scene, either. The Patriots plucked him in the fourth round of the 2003 draft, and although he became the first cornerback in NFL history to return at least one interception for a touchdown in each of his first six seasons, Samuel blamed Belichick for their tepid relationship.
He accused the Patriots' head coach of planning to bench him without cause for a Nov. 26, 2006, game against Chicago. Only after injuries threatened the secondary during the week, Samuel said, did Belichick decide to dress him.
Samuel picked off three passes against the Bears and finished that season with 10, including two in the postseason, both of which he returned for touchdowns.
"I ain't never said it, but Belichick, I just felt like he had a thing for me," Samuel said. "He had something against me. I have no idea why. He was going to start Troy Brown , a receiver, at nickel [corner] and I'm over here sitting healthy and he don't want to even play me."
Reached by The News Journal, the Patriots refuted the accuracy of Samuel's account. Citing the injury report from 2006, the team said Samuel missed a portion of practice twice during that week with a knee injury. Samuel had been inactive the week before against Green Bay, and also had missed portions of practices before that game.
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100820/SPORTS02/8200347/Eagles-maverick-plays-his-ace-stats
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