Chris Samuels

Chris Samuels: Biography in Details

Who is Chris Samuels?

Chris Samuels is an Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inducted Football player and coach. He is renowned for his offensive playing style as a tackler.

Currently, he is playing as an Offensive Coordinator for Northwest High School.

Chris Samuels- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Chris Samuels was born on the 28th of July 1977 in Mobile, Alabama to James (father) and Shirley Samuels (mother). He is of Jewish-British ethnicity.

He has three siblings. His elder brother, Lawrence Samuels is an arena football coach by profession.

Talking about his educational background, he is a graduate of John Shaw High School in his hometown. During his High School days, he used to play for the high school football team.

In 1996, Chris Samuels joined the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. At the time, he played as a member of the University’s football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide football.

In his senior year, Chris Samuels played for the All-Southeastern Conference. At the time, he won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best college interior lineman. Also, he was nominated for Lombardi Award too.

Chris Samuels- Professional Career

Football Player Career

In 2000, Chris Samuels started his career with the Football team, Washington Redskins. The football team drafted him in the third draft. Soon, he started playing as the starting left tackle for the team. After that, he was selected to play for the six Pro Bowls.

The following year, he opened all the 16 games of the season as the left tackle. On the 3rd of September 2001, he was featured in the sports illustration. He lost the first five games of the season. Later, he won the five games of the season.

In 2002, Chris Samuels started the 15 regular games as the left tackle. Also, he was voted the winner of the Ed Block Courage Award for the team. Moving forward, in 2004, he started the 16 games of the season as the left tackle. In the season, he also helped the running back, Clinton Portis to rush for 1,315 yards.

In the season 2005, he signed a seven-year contract with the team. During the season, he started the 16 regular-season games. Also, he helped Clinton to rush 1,516 yards.

Moving forwards, in 2008, Chris Samuels became the captain of the team. The year, he started 12 regular-season games. However, he was inactive due to Knee Cartilage irritation for a contest.

Later, on the 9th of December 2008, he was placed at the listed at the injured list due to a triceps tear. Due to this season, he missed the last three games of the season.

Prior to that, on the 11th of October 2009, Chris Samuels had temporary upper-body paralysis due to his neck compression during helmet-to-helmet hits. On the 4th of March 2010, he took retirement from the team due to the risk of long-term injury.

Coaching Career

After taking retirement from his football career, he resumed his career football career. In February 2011, he became the offensive coordinator for the football team of Mattie T. Blount High School.

Prior to that, Chris Samuels assisted the offensive line coach, Chris Foerster at the NFL’s Minority Coaching Fellowship. Moving forward, in January 2012, he joined the university as Alabama as a student assistant coach.

In 2015, Chris Samuels was hired as the coach for the Osbourn High School in Manassas. Last, in 2019, he joined Northwest High School as the offensive coordinator. Before that, he was serving the Winston Churchill High School as an offensive coordinator.

Honors & Awards

• 2016- Hall of Fame in Alabama Sports.
• Redskins Ring of Fame.
• 1999- Consensus All-American.

Chris Samuels- Net Worth, Salary

As of 2022, Chris Samuels has an estimated net worth of $17 million. His earnings as an American coach range from $38k to $107k.

The major portion of his career is attributed to his career as a football player. Back in 2005, he signed a 7-year contract worth $47 million with a signing bonus of $16 million.

Chris Samuels- Controversy & Rumors

As of now, Chris Samuels has managed to maintain his dignity as a football player. Till the date, he has not been through any sort of controversy and rumors that created a buzz in the media.

Besides that, he also has managed to stay far from any type of rumors too.

Body Measurements- Height & Weight

Chris Samuels has black eyes with black hair. He stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches and weighs around 142 kg.

Social Media

Chris Samuels is active on Instagram with over 10.7k followers. But he is not available on Facebook and Twitter.

On Instagram, he is following the personalities like D.J Fluker, Dennis McKinley, and Santana Moss.

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