Samuels to announce retirement at noon Thursday

Thursday will be Chris Samuels Day at Redskins Park. The Redskins have made official the previous reports that the left tackle will retire, announcing that there will be a noon press conference Thursday. The Redskins have known since October that Samuels' career was over because of the injury he suffered early in an Oct. 11 loss at Carolina. He also has stenosis. Samuels consulted with many specialists, several of whom warned him about the possibility of becoming paralyzed if he attempted to prolong his career, people familiar with the situation said, but questions about his playing status lingered publicly because Samuels declined to officially announce he would not return for an 11th season with the Redskins. On Jan. 13, Samuels, who played in only five games last season, said he had not made a decision about whether to retire. Samuels, who spoke with reporters after Joe Bugel's retirement news conference