Chris Samuels was born on July 28,1977 and is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League for ten seasons.
39 Facts About Chris Samuels
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Chris Samuels played college football for the University of Alabama, and was recognized as a consensus All-American.
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Chris Samuels won the Outland Trophy as the nation's best college interior lineman, and was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award.
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Chris Samuels won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SEC's most outstanding blocker.
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Chris Samuels started 42 straight games, from early in his 1996 freshman season until his last regular-season game as a senior, without yielding a sack.
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Chris Samuels did not allow a quarterback pressure in 1999, had 91 knockdown blocks and played nearly every offensive snap during the regular season, and opening holes for Crimson Tide running back Shaun Alexander, who gained 1,383 yards rushing.
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Chris Samuels was considered the premier offensive tackle prospect in the 2000 NFL Draft.
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Chris Samuels did not work out at the NFL Combine after sustaining an injury to his right knee.
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Chris Samuels was drafted third overall by the Washington Redskins, who had given up two first-round picks plus a fourth and fifth-round choice to move up to third in the first round.
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Chris Samuels was the only offensive tackle drafted in the top 19 of the draft, and the first Alabama offensive lineman selected in the first round of an NFL Draft since Bob Cryder in 1978.
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Chris Samuels immediately became the starting left tackle for the Redskins and was then selected to six Pro Bowls.
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In 2000, Chris Samuels was one of only four players on offense to start every game, joining Jon Jansen, Mark Fischer and Stephen Alexander.
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Chris Samuels missed the last three quarters in the season finale vs Arizona with a neck injury.
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In 2001, Chris Samuels started all 16 regular-season games at left tackle and was voted to the Pro Bowl, he earned game balls, along with the rest of the offensive line, for two games: vs Seattle and at New Orleans.
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Chris Samuels was featured on the cover of the December 3,2001 issue of Sports Illustrated along with running back Stephen Davis after becoming the first team in NFL history to lose its first five games, then go on to win its next five games.
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In 2002, Chris Samuels started 15 regular-season games at left tackle and earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.
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Chris Samuels was voted as the Redskins 2002 Ed Block Courage Award winner.
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Chris Samuels was regarded as the leader of Washington's offensive line.
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Chris Samuels was named to the Pro Bowl after helped open up running lanes for Clinton Portis to rush for a franchise-record 1,516 yards.
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Chris Samuels helped Ladell Betts rush for a career-best 1,154 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
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Chris Samuels was named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season.
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In 2007, Chris Samuels was named to the Pro Bowl for the third consecutive season and started all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest at left tackle.
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Chris Samuels was fined $12,500 for delivering an illegal chop block that injured Antonio Garay of the Chicago Bears during a game in 2007.
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Chris Samuels later apologized to Garay, who spent the remainder of the season on Injured Reserve, as well as to Bears head coach Lovie Smith.
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In 2008, Chris Samuels was named a Team Captain played and started in 12 regular season games and was inactive in one contest with knee cartilage irritation at Detroit on October 26, seeing his consecutive starting streak snapped at 73 games.
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Chris Samuels was placed on Injured Reserve by a triceps tear on December 9,2008, and missed the last three games.
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Chris Samuels was named to the 2008 Pro Bowl but did not play because of the triceps injury.
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Chris Samuels paved the way for Clinton Portis to rank fourth in the NFL in rushing yards and total yards from scrimmage.
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Chris Samuels helped Portis to have the second-most rushing yards in a single-season in club history and opened up running lanes for Portis to post more than 120 yards rushing in five consecutive contests.
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Chris Samuels led the way for Portis to tie a club record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games, a record shared by Rob Goode, Portis and Ladell Betts.
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Chris Samuels suffered through temporary upper-body paralysis based on compression of his neck during a helmet to helmet hit while in pass protection on a play against the Carolina Panthers on October 11,2009.
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Chris Samuels indicated during his retirement press conference with the Washington Football Team that he intended to continue his career in football and become a coach.
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In February 2011, Samuels volunteered as the offensive coordinator at Mattie T Blount High School in Prichard, Alabama.
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In November 2016, Chris Samuels stepped down from the Osbourn football coach job.
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In 2017, Chris Samuels was hired as the Offensive Coordinator at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland.
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Chris Samuels was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2016 class.
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Chris Samuels was inducted into the Redskins Ring of Fame on October 20,2019 at halftime against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Chris Samuels is the younger brother of Arena Football League player and coach Lawrence Chris Samuels.
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Chris Samuels married longtime girlfriend Monique Cox in March 2012.