Brandon Washington

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Brandon Washington
UCF Knights
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988 (age 35)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
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
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at CFL.ca

Brandon Washington (born August 13, 1988) is a former American 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 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]

  1. ^ "Brandon Washington Stats, News and Video - G". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced". Archived from the original on January 25, 2011.
  3. ^ "Miami OL Washington, DE Vernon to enter draft". ESPN.com. December 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Brandon Washington - Unsigned Free Agent - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
  6. ^ "Argonauts release OL Washington - Article - TSN". TSN. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Pirates Sign OL Brandon Washington". Masspiratesfootball.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Brandon Washington". fmuathletics.com. Florida Memorial University SID. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Hand, Herb (March 13, 2022). "Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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