Nnamdi Asomugha garnered the status of being a lockdown cornerback with the Raiders, which is why the Eagles had been ecstatic after they signed him to a five-year, $60 million contract in 2011.
In keeping with his teammates, that pleasure lasted all of in the future.
On the latest episode of the “I Am Athlete Podcast,” former Eagles greats LeSean McCoy and Asante Samuel mentioned Asomugha’s fall from grace in Philly. Regardless of coming to the Eagles with a formidable monitor report and excessive expectations, McCoy knew Asomugha wasn’t a star the second he stepped onto the follow subject.
“So after we had Nnamdi, it was his first one-on-one at follow, it was camp. All people’s like, ‘Oh we’ve bought Nnamdi,’ he signed a big-ass deal, so we’re all wanting,” McCoy mentioned. “However when he went in opposition to the tight finish Brent Celek … the tight finish hit him with, like, a submit nook. We was like, ‘Awwwww.’”
Asomugha didn’t fare a lot better at Lincoln Monetary Subject, both. The ailing veteran surrendered 9 touchdowns in 32 video games with the Eagles, regardless of solely permitting one over 45 video games with the Raiders. Samuel attributed his ‘overrated’ teammate’s decline to quarterbacks’ willingness to focus on him extra whereas in Philadelphia.
“Earlier than Nnamdi Asomugha got here to Philly, he was an important participant proper?” Samuel requested. “Then he got here to Philly, they begin throwing the ball at him. They weren’t throwing the ball at him [in Oakland].
“So that they’re throwing it at Nnamdi, and now you’ve bought to see the actual participant that Nnamdi is. You’re brainwashed as a result of they weren’t throwing the ball at him.”
Asomugha was by no means in a position to mirror the success he had in Oakland and was finally launched by the Eagles after simply two seasons. Following a quick and unsuccessful stint with the 49ers in 2013, Asomugha hung up his cleats whereas donning a Raiders uniform, courtesy of a one-day contract.
[Asomugha was a] man that was simply overrated and, , they gave numerous pub to due to no matter,” Samuel mentioned. “Similar to numerous overrated folks.”
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