"Turns out Asante Samuel had a little chat with Terrence Wheatley when the Philadelphia Eagles were in town for a preseason game last month.

Wheatley wears Samuel’s old No. 22, so the former Pats cornerback had a message for the rookie.

"(He was) telling me, ‘You better represent me well,’ " Wheatley said of the pregame conversation. "I told him, ‘I’ll try. I’ll see what I can do.’ "

It was suggested to Wheatley that maybe teams wouldn’t throw at him, and he’d avoid being a target, given he was wearing Samuel’s number.

"Aw, that would get boring," Wheatley said.

It seems the rookie prefers having a little action come his way. He’s not afraid to have quarterbacks target him.