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Chris Samuels

Career Highlights

Samuels has established himself as one of the premier tackles in the league in just eight NFL seasons. In 2008, he earned his sixth Pro Bowl selection, third-most in franchise history trailing only Darrell Green and Ken Houston, who both have seven. He has been involved in many off-season projects, including construction on a mixed-income housing development in Selma, Ala.

How Acquired

Selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.

Pro

Has started 136 regular season games and three postseason contests with the Redskins
Has been named to six Pro Bowls (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008)
Six Pro Bowl berths are the third-most in franchise history, trailing only Ken Houston and Darrell Green (7)
Has represented the NFC in the past four Pro Bowls
Ranks third among active tackles in Pro Bowl appearances, trailing only Seattle's Walter Jones (9) and Chicago's Orlando Pace (7)
Has made four consecutive Pro Bowl appearances (2005-08), marking the most consecutive appearances by a Redskins offensive lineman since Joe Jacoby and Russ Grimm went to four straight all-star games (1983-86)
Has helped open up holes for the six of the top 10 single-season rushing totals in team history - Clinton Portis 1,516 yards (2005), Clinton Portis 1,487 yards (2008), Stephen Davis 1,432 yards (2001), Stephen Davis 1,318 yards (2000), Clinton Portis 1,315 yards (2004) and Clinton Portis 1,262 yards (2007)

Stats

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2008: Played and started in 12 regular season games and was inactive in one contest (at Detroit, 10/26)

Was placed on Injured Reserve (triceps tear) on December 9, 2008, and missed the last three games (at Cincinnati, 12/14, vs. Philadelphia, 12/21 and at San Francisco, 12/28
Was named to the 2008 Pro Bowl but did not play because of the triceps injury
Named a Team Captain
Had consecutive starting streak snapped at 73 games after he was declared inactive with (knee cartilage irritation) at Detroit (10/26)
Paved the way for RB Clinton Portis to rank fourth in the NFL in rushing yards (1,487) and total yards from scrimmage (1,705)
Helped Portis tie for the NFL lead in total first downs (82) with Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte and Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner
Helped Portis to have the second-most rushing yards (1,487) in a single-season in club history
Opened up running lanes for Portis to post more than 120 yards rushing in five consecutive contests (121 rushing yards, at Dallas, (9/28); 145 at Philadelphia, (10/5); 129 vs. St. Louis, (10/12); 175 vs. Cleveland, (10/19) and 126 at Detroit, (10/26)
Led the way for Portis to tie a club record for most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (5 straight contests in 2008), a record shared by Rob Goode (1951), Portis (2005) and Ladell Betts (2006)

2007: Started all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest at left tackle

Named to the Pro Bowl for the third consecutive season (fifth overall appearance)
Paved the way for the Redskins to post their third highest all-time rushing total in a single game ( 296 yards on 48 carries at New York Jets, 11/4)

2006: Started all 16 regular-season games at left tackle

Named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season (fourth overall appearance)
Helped Ladell Betts rush for a career-best 1,154 rushing yards and four touchdowns

2005: Started all 16 regular-season games and two postseason contests at left tackle

Named to the Pro Bowl (third overall appearance)
Helped open up running lanes for Clinton Portis to rush for a franchise-record 1,516 yards

2004: Started all 16 regular-season games at left tackle

Helped running back Clinton Portis rush for 1,315 yards, becoming only the fourth Redskin in history to do so in a single season

2003: Started 13 regular-season games at left tackle

Missed vs. New Orleans (11/30), at New York Giants (12/7) and vs. Dallas (12/24) because of a knee injury

2002: Started 15 regular-season games at left tackle and earned his second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl

Voted as the Redskins 2002 Ed Block Courage Award winner, annually given to a player from each NFL team that exemplifies commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage

2001: Started all 16 regular-season games at left tackle and was voted to the Pro Bowl

Earned game balls, along with the rest of the offensive line, for two games: vs. Seattle (11/4) and at New Orleans (12/30)
Featured in 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.

2000: Earned the starting left tackle spot in training camp and never relinquished it. One of only four players on offense to start every game, joining RT Jon Jansen, C Mark Fischer and TE Stephen Alexander.

Won co-Offensive Rookie of the Month for October with Dolphins tackle Todd Wade
Missed the last three quarters in the season finale vs. Arizona (12/24) with a neck injury

College/Personal:

Ended his celebrated career at Alabama by winning the Outland Trophy as college football's top lineman after his 1999 senior season.
Semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and a First-Team All-American.
Named First-Team All-SEC by coaches, AP, the Birmingham News and the Mobile Press Register. He won the Jacobs Award as the SEC's most outstanding blocker.
Started 42 straight games, from early in his 1996 freshman season until his last regular-season game as a senior, without yielding a sack. (He had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee as a senior and missed the Orange Bowl, Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine.)
Didn't allow a QB pressure in 1999 and had 91 knockdown blocks. Played nearly every offensive snap during the regular season and opened many holes for Shaun Alexander, who gained 1,383 yards rushing.
Played offense and defense at John Shaw High School in Mobile, Alabama.
Helped Shaw to an 8-3 record and a spot in the state playoffs.
Brother, Lawrence, plays arena football for the Tampa Bay Storm and became the AFL's all-time receptions leader this past season.