Samuels feeling better, hopeful

By David Elfin The Washington Times - November 8, 2009, 06:34PM

Chris Samuels is feeling better and hasn’t ruled out playing again.

The six-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle, who told linemates last month that he was retiring because of the stinger he suffered in Week 5 on top of his previously diagnosed narrowing of the spine, was in the postgame locker room Sunday.

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“I feel great now,” said Samuels, 32. “I’ve got to get re-evaluated in probably 2-1/2 months. Once I get re-evaluated, we’ll see if I can play again.”

— David Elfin

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David Elfin

David Elfin has been following Washington-area sports teams since the late 1960s. David began his journalism career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., history) and Syracuse University (M.S., telecommunications). He wrote for the Bulletin (Philadelphia), the Post-Standard (Syracuse) and The Washington Post before coming to The Washington Times in 1986. He has covered colleges, the Orioles ...