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PHILADELPHIA (AP) #8212;Unhappy he was trade bait, Eagles cornerback AsanteSamuel(notes) criticized management and compared the team #8217;s front-office to people whoplay fantasy football. #8220;Couple people upstairs might not want me, but who cares. They #8217;ve probablynever played football, #8221; Samuel said Wednesday. #8220;It #8217;s a business and they runit like a business and they #8 football shirts 217;re going to do what they need to do. They #8217;re playingwith a lot of money, playing fantasy football, doing their thing. #8221;Asked if he was referring to general manager Howie Roseman and president JoeBanner, Samuel replied: #8220;Howie and Joe? I don #8217;t know, do they fit the comment Imade? #8220;There ya go. You think they #8217;re upstairs playing fantasy football withthe owner # football shirts 8217;s money? #8221; Samuel, a four-time Pro Bowl pick, said he doesn #8217;t have any problem withcoach Andy Reid. #8220;Me and Andy talked, cleared it up, everything is good, #8221; Samuel said. #8220;Everything has been good with me and Andy. That #8217;s my guy, that #8217;s who I playfor, that #8217;s who I continue to play for. I go to war for Andy. It is what it is,all the other stuff football shirts upstairs. #8221;Samuel #8217;s name has been mentioned in trade rumors since Philadelphia acquiredcornerbacks Nnamdi Asomugha(notes) and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie(notes) in July. #8220;When they traded for Dominique, I was happy. When they signed Nnamdi,definitely was happy, #8221; Samuel said. #8220;But when they made the call to me andsaid they were trying to trade me, that #8217;s when it we football shirts nt bad. I know it #8217;s not arumor. I know it #8217;s a fact. They called me. They called me and my agent. Talkedto both of us. #8221;Reid spoke to reporters early Wednesday, and said neither he nor Samuel weregoing to discuss the trade speculation.But after Samuel #8217;s critical comments post-practice, Reid issued thefollowing statement: #8220;I am aware of how Asante felt and we have since t football shirts alked. We both left witha positive feeling going forward. As I have said previously, when we acquiredDominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha, we had received numerous callson the availability of our cornerbacks. #8220;After discussing significant trade offers with other teams, we decided tokeep all three cornerbacks on our team. Asante is a valuable member of our teamand we appreciate all football shirts that he brings to this organization. As far as myrelationship with Howie and Joe, I have a great deal of respect for both of themand I know we are all on the same page. #8221;Samuel signed a six-year, $57 million contract with the Eagles in 2008. He #8217;sdue to make $8.4 million next year and $10.4 million in 2013.The Eagles (2-4) meet the Cowboys (3-3) in Philadelphia on Sunday night. Follow football shirts Yahoo! Sports' NFL coverage on Twitter. Updated 7 hours, 57 minutes ago football shirts
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