Samuel was due $10.5 million this season, and $11.5 million next season. The only way Atlanta would agree to a trade would be if Samuel reworked his contract.
Samuel obliged, and signed a 3 year deal with Atlanta worth $18.5 million, which averages out to a little more than $6 million per year.
Samuel will be missed...sort of. Asante Samuel was a great ballhawk, but was horrendous in man coverage. He flourished in zone coverage, which is where most of his 23 INTs with the Eagles came from.
Getting rid of Samuel allowed the Eagles to dump a lot of cash, and concentrate on giving LeSean McCoy the contract extension he deserves.
Cash was part of the reason for moving him. The Samuel trade also allows Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to move to RCB (right cornerback).
Acquired in the Kevin Kolb trade, DRC was the odd man out of the Cornerback carousel, and was forced to play in the slot. Bad news was, Rodgers-Cromartie can't play slot, and the Eagles learned that out the hard way.
DRC will move to the outside this season, which he is much more comfortable playing.
The Eagles play the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8.
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