Pro Bowl tackle Samuels to retire from 'Skins
ASHBURN, Va. -- Chris Samuels, a six-time Pro Bowl left tackle for the Washington Redskins, will announce his retirement Thursday.
The announcement has been expected. Samuels, 32, hasn't played since banging heads with a defensive player in an Oct. 11 game against the Carolina Panthers. The collision left Samuels with a neck injury, and doctors advised him the risk was too great to try to play again.
For many years, Samuels played with a condition called stenosis, a narrowing of the spine. He always wore a large brace behind his neck while on the field.
The No. 3 overall draft pick from Alabama in 2000, Samuels was a Pro Bowl selection in 2001-02 and 2005-08. He was a starter from the first game of his rookie season and started all 141 games in which he played.
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