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In 2003, the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Samuel in the fourth round of the [[2003 NFL Draft]]. In his rookie season with the Patriots he played in all sixteen games mostly as a backup cornerback and made one start (week seven vs the [[Miami Dolphins]]). He made his first career NFL interception on the third week of the season in a game vs the [[New York Jets]] when he intercepted a tipped pass from Jets quarterback [[Vinny Testaverde]]and returned it 55 yards for a Patriots touchdown. The points gained on the touchdown scored ended up being the difference in a 23-16 Patriots victory over the Jets and Samuel was named the Defensive Rookie of the Week... In the 2003 postseason, he made a big play in the divisional game vs the Tennessee Titans when he broke up a 4th down pass intended for Titans wide receiver [[Drew Bennett]] to seal a Patriots victory.   

In 2003, the [[New England Patriots]] drafted Samuel in the fourth round of the [[2003 NFL Draft]]. In his rookie season with the Patriots he played in all sixteen games mostly as a backup cornerback and made one start (week seven vs the [[Miami Dolphins]]). He made his first career NFL interception on the third week of the season in a game vs the [[New York Jets]] when he intercepted a tipped pass from Jets quarterback [[Vinny Testaverde]]and returned it 55 yards for a Patriots touchdown. The points gained on the touchdown scored ended up being the difference in a 23-16 Patriots victory over the Jets and Samuel was named the Defensive Rookie of the Week... In the 2003 postseason, he made a big play in the divisional game vs the Tennessee Titans when he broke up a 4th down pass intended for Titans wide receiver [[Drew Bennett]] to seal a Patriots victory.   

The following season, 2004, Samuel essentially became the Patriots starter at cornerback as both of the original starters at the position ([[Ty Law]] & Tyrone Pool] went down with season ending injures. Samuel was not exempt from the injury bug that hit the Patriots secondary as he himself missed three games due to a shoulder injury  suffered in a game vs the [[Saint Louis Rams]] on the first play of the game.<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=1918110</ref> He still managed to make a impact when he played however, starting ten games and playing in thirteen. In the Patriots week thirteen matchup with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] he provided the winning points in a 35-28 victory when he intercepted Bengals quarterback [[Carson Palmer]] and returned the interception 34 yards for a touchdown. He started all three of the Patriots 2004 postseason games and in the AFC Championship game batted down an amazing 5 passes.  

The following season, 2004, Samuel essentially became the Patriots starter at cornerback as both of the original starters at the position ([[Ty Law]] & Tyrone Pool] went down with season ending injures. Samuel was not exempt from the injury bug that hit the Patriots secondary as he himself missed three games due to a shoulder injury  suffered in a game vs the [[Saint Louis Rams]] on the first play of the game.<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=1918110</ref> He still managed to make an impact when he played however, starting ten games and playing in thirteen. In the Patriots week thirteen matchup with the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] he provided the winning points in a 35-28 victory when he intercepted Bengals quarterback [[Carson Palmer]] and returned the interception 34 yards for a touchdown. He started all three of the Patriots 2004 postseason games and in the AFC Championship game batted down an amazing 5 passes.  

[[Image:ASamuelptc.jpg‎|thumb|160px|Asante Samuel]]

[[Image:ASamuelptc.jpg‎|thumb|160px|Asante Samuel]]