| Richard Washington | |
| Position: | Defensive lineman |
| Birth Date: | 12 April 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lbs: | 305 |
| College: | Delaware Clark-Atlanta |
| Undraftedyear: | 2009 |
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Richard Charles Washington, Jr. (born April 12, 1985) is a former American football player. He played college football as a defensive lineman for the University of Delaware before transferring to Clark Atlanta University. He played for the Arkansas Diamonds of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2010.
He was assigned to the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League (AFL) on September 29, 2010, and was traded to the Kansas City Command on November 15, 2010, in exchange for future considerations.[1] He was traded to the Jacksonville Sharks on December 7, 2010, in exchange for future considerations.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on May 19, 2011.[3]
He was assigned to the Command on October 17, 2011. He was placed on injured reserve on July 12, 2012.[2] On August 23, 2012, the Command announced the team would not play in 2013,[4] and eventually ceased operations.
Washington attended Plantation High School in Plantation, Florida. He earned a full scholarship to multiple Division 1 schools such as North Carolina State and Wake Forest but did not academically qualify.