Asante Samuel
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"Asante T. Samuel" is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Central Florida (UCF), and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. An All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007 and Pro Bowl selections in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Samuel won two Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots and has reached the postseason eight of his first nine seasons in the NFL. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles for four seasons and the Atlanta Falcons for two seasons.

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It is playoff time, and we had to take it to another level. We just tried to play Patriots football the way it should be played.

I'm just going out there to play ball. Whether it's him or anybody else, I'm just going to play ball.

Every game is a regular-season game, anywhere, anyplace, any time. It doesn't matter who, when, where, why, what.

The most important part to keeping us intimidating is being physical overall. If they know one of us is coming, they're going to brace themselves for a hard hit.

He's a very talented player, but they have a big, talented group of guys. It's a team sport. We can't be worried about just one guy.

Everybody was like nuns. No smiling. No joking. No music. Just thinking about the game.

There's unity, camaraderie, getting our focus with each other. We're not just sitting back. We're going after the quarterback. It's feeling a little more comfortable. We got our swagger back. We're playing like we know how to play.

I just can't do that. I committed the foul and the ball gets put at the 1-yard line. Whatever it is that I did, I can't do it in the future.