Earlier this month, former Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel tweeted out a graphic of himself and Deion Sanders side-by-side, along with some handpicked stats.
“Here is your yearly reminder,” Samuel wrote. “Now let’s hear the excuses.”
The stats read as follows:
Deion Sanders (188 games): 53 interceptions, 5 playoff interceptions, 2 Super Bowls.
Asante Samuel (153 games) 51 interceptions, 7 playoff interceptions, 2 Super Bowls.
Sanders, who is now head coach at the University of Colorado, was a first-ballot hall of fame selection in 2011. Samuel, who has been eligible for the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame since 2019, has not been inducted.