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Asante Samuel

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Asante Samuel

Asante Tyrell Samuel Sr. (born January 6, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft. Samuel also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He led the NFL twice in interceptions, in 2006 and 2009. He is the father of Asante Samuel Jr., a cornerback who was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers.

Infobox

Position
Cornerback
Born
(1981-01-06) January 6, 1981 (age 44)Accra, Ghana
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight
185 lb (84 kg)
High school
Boyd H. Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College
UCF (1999–2002)
NFL draft
2003: 4th round, 120th overall pick
Total tackles
439
Forced fumbles
7
Fumble recoveries
3
Pass deflections
164
Interceptions
51
Defensive touchdowns
6

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in(1.80 m)
Weight
185 lb(84 kg)
Arm length
29+1⁄2 in(0.75 m)
Hand span
9+3⁄4 in(0.25 m)
40-yard dash
4.49 s
10-yard split
1.55 s
20-yard split
2.62 s
20-yard shuttle
4.10 s
Three-cone drill
6.90 s
Vertical jump
38.5 in(0.98 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 0 in(3.05 m)
Bench press
16 reps
Wonderlic
29
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
Wonderlic
mw- .mw- 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in(1.80 m)
185 lb(84 kg)
29+1⁄2 in(0.75 m)
9+3⁄4 in(0.25 m)
4.49 s
1.55 s
2.62 s
4.10 s
6.90 s
38.5 in(0.98 m)
10 ft 0 in(3.05 m)
16 reps
29
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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Career high
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
NE
Games
16
Games
1
Tackles
34
Tackles
29
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
55
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
55
Interceptions
9
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
NE
Games
13
Games
8
Tackles
39
Tackles
37
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
34
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
34
Interceptions
12
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
NE
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
54
Tackles
44
Tackles
10
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
15
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
15
Interceptions
16
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
NE
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
64
Tackles
59
Tackles
5
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
5
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
120
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
24
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
NE
Games
16
Games
14
Tackles
46
Tackles
43
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
89
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
42
Interceptions
18
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
PHI
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
36
Tackles
32
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
64
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
50
Interceptions
24
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
40
Tackles
39
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
1
Interceptions
9
Interceptions
117
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
37
Interceptions
16
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
PHI
Games
11
Games
10
Tackles
26
Tackles
22
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
7
Interceptions
70
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
33
Interceptions
14
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
PHI
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
34
Tackles
30
Tackles
4
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
3
Interceptions
53
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
20
Interceptions
10
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
ATL
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
36
Tackles
34
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
5
Interceptions
110
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
79
Interceptions
17
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
ATL
Games
11
Games
10
Tackles
30
Tackles
29
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
157
Games
133
Games
439
Tackles
398
Tackles
41
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
9
Tackles
51
Interceptions
728
Interceptions
6
Interceptions
79
Interceptions
164
Interceptions
7
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2003
NE
16
1
34
29
5
0.0
0
2
55
1
55
9
0
0
0
0
2004
NE
13
8
39
37
2
0.0
2
1
34
1
34
12
3
0
0
0
2005
NE
15
15
54
44
10
0.0
1
3
15
0
15
16
0
0
0
0
2006
NE
15
15
64
59
5
0.0
5
10
120
0
33
24
1
0
0
0
2007
NE
16
14
46
43
3
0.0
0
6
89
1
42
18
0
0
0
0
2008
PHI
15
15
36
32
4
0.0
0
4
64
1
50
24
0
0
0
0
2009
PHI
16
16
40
39
1
0.0
1
9
117
0
37
16
1
1
0
0
2010
PHI
11
10
26
22
4
0.0
0
7
70
0
33
14
0
1
1
0
2011
PHI
14
14
34
30
4
0.0
0
3
53
1
20
10
1
1
0
0
2012
ATL
15
15
36
34
2
0.0
0
5
110
1
79
17
0
0
0
0
2013
ATL
11
10
30
29
1
0.0
0
1
1
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
Career
157
133
439
398
41
0.0
9
51
728
6
79
164
7
3
1
0
· NFL career statistics › Playoffs
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
TFL
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
NE
Games
3
Games
0
Tackles
5
Tackles
5
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
NE
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
7
Tackles
6
Tackles
1
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
NE
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
7
Tackles
7
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
73
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
73
Interceptions
6
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
NE
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
7
Tackles
7
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
75
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
39
Interceptions
8
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
NE
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
9
Tackles
7
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
10
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
PHI
Games
3
Games
2
Tackles
8
Tackles
8
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
2
Interceptions
69
Interceptions
1
Interceptions
44
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2010
2010
Year
2010
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
1
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
ATL
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
9
Tackles
9
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
21
Games
17
Games
53
Tackles
50
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Tackles
0
Tackles
7
Interceptions
227
Interceptions
4
Interceptions
73
Interceptions
28
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
TFL
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2003
NE
3
0
5
5
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2004
NE
3
3
7
6
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
2005
NE
2
2
7
7
0
0.0
0
2
73
1
73
6
0
0
0
0
2006
NE
3
3
7
7
0
0.0
0
2
75
2
39
8
0
0
0
0
2007
NE
3
3
9
7
2
0.0
0
1
10
0
10
3
0
0
0
0
2008
PHI
3
2
8
8
0
0.0
0
2
69
1
44
2
0
0
0
0
2009
PHI
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2010
PHI
1
1
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2012
ATL
2
2
9
9
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Career
21
17
53
50
3
0.0
0
7
227
4
73
28
0
0
0
0

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