He's been a great Redskin for a long time mother time and injuries have just taken there toll. I wish Chris a good time now that it appears his football playing days are over. It seems to be a smart move to get out while you can still walk.
Posted at 5:44 PM ET, 10/23/2009
Chris Samuels most likely will retire
UPDATED:
Redskins Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels has decided to sit out the remainder of this season and most likely to retire because of a severe neck injury he suffered about two weeks ago, league sources said.
Samuels, who earlier this week traveled to California to consult with a specialist, has shared his decision with some at Redskins Park. The 10-year veteran has not played since suffering the injury during the Redskins' first possession in a 20-17 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 11.
A source close to Samuels said he will not make a final decision on retirement until December or January.
Now....If Vinny had a brain other than, uh, duh, der, um,um,um.....CS would be on the field THIS Monday pm. I remembered to save the quote from Vinny about CS status, just last week. WOW....sometimes it's just hard to believe the guy is that far out there.
Imagine that. A few more nuggets from Cerrato's appearance.
On the second-year receivers: "I think you'd like more production. But I think that they're making progress. And what they need is, they need to gain confidence. And if you catch balls early in the game, I think you gain confidence. And when you have confidence, I think then it just carries over. You have a carryover factor. So I think if they can get going early, just like any receiver, they get going early, I think then they become a huge factor in the game."
[Those guys combined for 1 catch for 12 yards, and 1 carry for 2 yards. For the season, they've combined for 144 receiving yards, two yards more than Eagles rookie Jeremy Maclin had last week. Guess Maclin has more confidence.]
On the offense: "The key is to score points....We've got to score more points."
[Against some of the NFL's worst teams, the Skins scored 40 points in their first three games, and 39 points in their next three games. The Saints have scored at least 45 points three separate times in their first five games. The Patriots scored 45 points in one half on Sunday.]
On Chris Samuels: "I think he's, uh, you know, doing fine, you know. It's just a mental thing, that, you know, he's got to feel better mentally, you know, I think. And, you know, it just takes a little bit of a time."
[A stinger for a guy with a history of spine problems is a mental thing? Really? Well, whatever.]