Curtis Samuel
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Curtis Samuel (born August 11, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Ohio State.
Early years
Samuel attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he played as a running back for the Dutchmen football team and also ran track. As a junior, Samuel averaged 11.5 yards per carry while rushing for 1,047 yards and 13 touchdowns. Named New York Daily News city player of the year in 2012. In track, he won the 55 meters at the New York State track and field championships with a blistering time of 6.44 seconds. In addition to his success as a running back, he also scored three receiving touchdowns and two punt return touchdowns. In his senior year Samuel averaged 15.8 yards per rush for 1,461 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was named the 2013 New York Gatorade Player of the Year and was invited to All-American Bowl.
College career
Samuel, a four-star recruit, has pledged to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He served in the 2014–2016 seasons under head coach Urban Meyer. He had 58 attempts for 383 passing yards and six rushing touchdowns to go along with 11 intercepts for 95 receiving yards in the 2014 season.
He had 17 tackles for 132 yards and one running touchdown to go along with 22 receptions for 289 yards and two receiving touchdowns in the 2015 season.
He had 97 passes for 771 passing yards and eight touchdowns in the 2016 season to go along with 74 receivers for 865 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He has been named first-team All-Big Ten and All-American honors. Samuel is the only player in Ohio State history to have more than 1,000 yards in both rush and receiving.
Professional career
In the second round (40th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft, Samuel was selected by the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers announced Samuel to a four-year, $6.45 million contract with a guarantee of $4.05 million and a signing bonus of $2.83 million on May 5, 2017.
In a 9–3 win over the Buffalo Bills on September 17, 2017, Samuel had his first two career receptions, which totaled seven yards. He had a 31-yard rush against the New Orleans Saints in Week 3. Samuel's rookie season came to an end on November 14, 2017 after he sustained a left ankle injury against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, where the Panthers announced that his ankle would have surgery. On November 24, 2017, he was put on injured reserve. Overall, he had 15 receptions for 115 receiving yards to go along with four carries for 64 yards in nine games in his rookie season.
Samuel scored his first touchdown against the New York Giants on October 7 in the 2018 season. He had 39 receptions for 494 passing yards and five touchdowns during the 2018 season. In addition, he had 84 running yards and two touchdowns on eight carries.
Samuel had five passes for 53 yards and his first receiving touchdown of the season in Week 3 of the 2019 season. He had 54 receptions for 627 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns, along with 19 carries for 130 yards and one rushing touchdown in the 2019 season.
Samuel had nine receptions for 105 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. Samuel had 8 catches for 70 yards against the Detroit Lions in Week 11, including the first touchdown pass by quarterback P. J. Walker during the 20-0 victory. He was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Panthers on December 7, 2020, and activated on December 11. During Week 17 against the New Orleans Saints, Samuel had 7 catches for a season-high 118 yards.
Samuel signed a three-year, $34.5 million contract with the Washington Football Team on March 18, 2021. He was put on the active/physically unable to function (PUP) list at the start of training camp due to a groin injury before being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list two days in. On August 9, he returned to the PUP list and was recalled to the active roster on August 15. Samuel tweaked his groin in preparation only days before the season's first game and was put on injured reserve. Samuel was activated on the active roster on October 1, 2021.