ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː wʌz lˈɛt ɡˌoʊ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪs sˈiːzən, ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv jˈæmən fˈɪɡɚz, ɐ ɹᵻtˈɜːn mˈæn hˌuː wˌaʊnd ˈʌp bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻlˈiːst hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ɪn sˈæmz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ ɹˈeɪvən pɹˈaɪɚ tʊ ˈɪndʒɚɹi, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə sˈɛkənd bˈɛst ɹᵻtˈɜːn spˈɛʃəlˌɪst ɪn bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ɹˈeɪvənz hˈɪstɚɹi, wɪð fˈoːɹ,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn tˈoʊɾəl ɹᵻtˈɜːn jˈɑːɹdz ɪn dʒˈʌst ˌoʊvɚ θɹˈiː sˈiːzənz.
Although he was let go following this season, in favor of Yamon Figurs, a return man who wound up being released himself in 2009, in Sams' career as a Raven prior to injury, he became the second best return specialist in Baltimore Ravens history, with 4,481 total return yards in just over three seasons.