Chris Samuels, one of only two active Redskins to make the Pro Bowl in a Washington uniform, turned 30 on Saturday.

Samuels is the ninth of Washington's expected starters to reach the big 3-0, and three more -- safety Pierson Prioleau, center Casey Rabach and linebacker Marcus Washington -- will reach that milestone by Halloween. By then, rookie LaRon Landry might well have supplanted Prioleau, but that will still mean half the starters will be in their 30s.

Five of the Redskins' coaches have hit the big 6-0: boss man Joe Gibbs, associate head coach Al Saunders, offensive line coach Joe Bugel, tight ends coach Rennie Simmons and gameplanner Don Breaux. All but Saunders were in Washington during the glory days in the 1980s when the Redskins went to three Super Bowls and won two in just six years.