Brandon Washington Explained

Brandon Washington
Current Team:UCF Knights
Position:Graduate assistant
Birth Date:August 13, 1988
Birth Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:325
High School:Miami (FL) Northwestern
College:Miami (FL)
Draftyear:2012
Draftround:6
Draftpick:200
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Pastcoaching:
Cflstatus:International
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Statvalue1:1
Statlabel2:Games started
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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 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

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

Philadlephia Eagles

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

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

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

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

On October 21, 2018, Washington signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League.[7]

Coaching career

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brandon Washington Stats, News and Video - G. NFL.com.
  2. Web site: 2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced. https://web.archive.org/web/20110125154120/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112910aac.html. dead. January 25, 2011.
  3. Web site: Miami OL Washington, DE Vernon to enter draft. December 16, 2011. ESPN.com.
  4. Web site: 2012 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-14 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Brandon Washington - Unsigned Free Agent - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com. www.rotoworld.com.
  6. News: Argonauts release OL Washington - Article - TSN. August 8, 2018. TSN. August 10, 2018.
  7. Web site: Pirates Sign OL Brandon Washington. Masspiratesfootball.com. October 21, 2018. June 2, 2019.
  8. Web site: Brandon Washington . fmuathletics.com . Florida Memorial University SID . 14 March 2022.
  9. News: Hand . Herb . Tweet . 14 March 2022 . twitter.com . Twitter . 13 March 2022.