Asante Samuel wanted a debate. The former NFL cornerback tweeted, asking if someone “could please explain” why Hall of Fame and former Redskins cornerback Darrell Green was considered great. “He played 19 years and was mostly a nickel back. 54 INT’s in 19 years. Talk to me????” Samuel tweeted.
It did not go over well.
“Asante while you played some great football in the 2000’s you obviously don’t know much about football that was played in the 80s & 90s,” tweeted former Colts coach Tony Dungy. “Darrell Green played on the outside, not as a nickel.