Brandon Washington
UCF Knights | |||||
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Position: | Graduate assistant | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | August 13, 1988||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Miami (FL) Northwestern | ||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 6 / pick: 200 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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CFL status: | International | ||||
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Stats at CFL.ca |
Brandon Washington (born August 13, 1988) is an American former professional football offensive tackle and current coach. He was a member of the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), and the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.[1]
College career
[edit]At the University of Miami, Washington was an All-ACC selection as a sophomore in 2010.[2]
On December 16, 2011, Washington announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL draft.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Philadlephia Eagles
[edit]Washington was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (200th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.[4] He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 11, 2012.
On August 31, 2012, the team released Washington as part of its final cuts.
Los Angeles Rams
[edit]After clearing waivers with the Eagles, Washington was signed to the Rams practice squad.
On December 31, 2012, Washington signed a two-year, $1,060,059 contract with the St. Louis Rams.[5] He was waived on August 30, 2014.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit]On April 26, 2016, Washington signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 14.
Toronto Argonauts
[edit]On September 19, 2016, Washington signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. On December 7, 2016, Washington re-signed with the Argonauts as a free agent. He played in 11 games with the team in 2017 and won a Grey Cup championship following the team's 105th Grey Cup victory. He played in seven games in 2018 before being released.[6]
Massachusetts Pirates
[edit]On October 21, 2018, Washington signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League.[7]
Coaching career
[edit]In January 2020, Washington retired from playing, and joined the coaching staff at Florida Memorial as the offensive line coach.[8]
In March 2022, Washington was announced as a graduate assistant for the UCF Knights football program, working with the offensive line alongside offensive line coach Herb Hand.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brandon Washington Stats, News and Video - G". NFL.com.
- ^ "2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced". Archived from the original on January 25, 2011.
- ^ "Miami OL Washington, DE Vernon to enter draft". ESPN.com. December 16, 2011.
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Brandon Washington - Unsigned Free Agent - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
- ^ "Argonauts release OL Washington - Article - TSN". TSN. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Pirates Sign OL Brandon Washington". Masspiratesfootball.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Washington". fmuathletics.com. Florida Memorial University SID. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Hand, Herb (March 13, 2022). "Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- St. Louis Rams players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Players of American football from Miami
- Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni
- Players of Canadian football from Miami
- UCF Knights football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Florida
- Massachusetts Pirates players