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Because his stock is seriously high right now, and depending on how he does in the playoffs chances are he will get more then Brian Williams did this past year...Here's an article talking about it....
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AqbW4c9WaO_Ewi6phQrwlsVDubYF?slug=ys-davisonsamuel010207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AqbW4c9WaO_Ewi6phQrwlsVDubYF?slug=ys-davisonsamuel010207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
"Hopefully, he will come back," veteran safety Rodney Harrison said. "Hopefully, [Patriots] management will look at him and say, 'This is a guy we want back.' … This is a game that's built on youth, and if you play well, you can get paid great. One thing about Asante: he likes money like the rest of the guys, but he's not purely motivated by money."
Samuel does understand that he picked a great time to have a career year. His 10 picks are the second-highest total in team history. Ron Hall had 11 for the Boston Patriots in 1964.
"If the situation is right, I would love to be here next year," said Samuel, who also had a career-high 64 tackles. "But if it's not … life goes on."
The Patriots drafted Samuel in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, signed him to a salary of $225,000 with a bonus of $312,500. His 2006 salary was set at $460,000, but a playing-time escalator clause reportedly boosted this season's total to $721,600.
That is nothing compared to the value he will likely take into the free-agent market. Now that he has elevated his play, he can shop for a deal comparable to lucrative contracts signed in recent offseasons. Minnesota Vikings corner Fred Smoot, who had just one interception this season, made $12.3 million last year. Brian Williams, a fourth-round draft pick of the Vikings in 2002, was a free agent after last season. The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Williams to a six-year, $32 million deal that included a $10 million signing bonus.
Samuel's agent, Alonzo Shavers, told The Boston Globe in late November that both sides decided to halt extension negotiations to focus on the remainder of the season. The Globe reported that Samuel was seeking bonuses in the $10 million range, while the Patriots were offering approximately $7.5 million.