Patriots sign franchise player CB Asante Samuel; Place WR Troy Brown, WR Chad Jackson and Eddie Jackson on reserve/PUP

August 29, 2007 | By Boston Sports In Patriots |

The New England Patriots have signed cornerback Asante Samuel. Samuel was designated as the club’s franchise player on Feb. 16, 2007. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Additionally, the Patriots placed three players on the reserve/physically unable to perform list - wide receiver Troy Brown, wide receiver Chad Jackson and cornerback Eddie Jackson - and also placed rookie cornerback Mike Richardson on the reserve/injured list. Richardson will miss the 2007 season with a hand injury. New England also released rookie offensive lineman Chris Patrick. New England is in compliance with the NFL’s 75-man roster limit, which took effect at 4:00 p.m. EDT today. The Patriots have been granted a roster exemption for Samuel.

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