FOXBORO, Mass. - Last season, New England Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel was able to get his hands on everything it seemed.

That was not the case on Monday as the franchise player failed to reach a contract agreement before the 4 p.m. deadline to sign multi-year deals.  Now, Samuel is limited by league rules to signing just a one-year tender.

Samuel is not alone.

Chicago Bears weakside linebacker Lance Briggs was also unable to sign a deal.

The one-year tender for Samuel is $7.79 million, and for Briggs it is $7.206 million.

Earlier on Monday, Detroit defensive tackle Cory Redding signed a seven-year, $49 million contract to become the league’s highest-paid player at his position.

Samuel, 26, shared the NFL lead in interceptions (10) with Denver’s Champ Bailey and added a pair in the playoffs, returning both for touchdowns.  The 12 combined interceptions was the highest single-season total in franchise history.

The 5-10 Samuel also led the league with 24 passes defensed, three shy of the Patriots’ all-time mark set by Ty Law in 1999.

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A fourth-round pick out of Central Florida in 2003, Samuel has started 39 of his 59 career regular-season games and eight of 11 playoff contests.  The 185-pounder has recorded 184 tackles, including 162 solo, 63 passes defensed and three forced fumbles in four seasons.

As for Briggs, the two-time Pro Bowl linebacker of the Chicago Bears became disenchanted when the team placed the franchise player designation on him in February.

Briggs, 26, has developed into one of the game’s best linebackers at his weakside position while playing alongside Brian Urlacher, a six-time Pro Bowler who anchors the middle of the Chicago defense.

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In helping the Bears reach the Super Bowl for the first time in 21 years, Briggs recorded a career-high 130 tackles to go along with one sack and two interceptions.

A 2003 third-round pick, Briggs has registered 445 tackles, 3 1/2 sacks, six interceptions and three touchdowns in 64 career games.

Players that are named as franchise players automatically get tendered the average salary of the top five players at their position or 20 percent above their previous salary, whichever is greater.  A transition player gets the average of the top 10 salaries at his position.

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