Donnell Washington

Donnell Washington

Date of birth	(1981-02-06) February 6, 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	330 lb (150 kg)
US college	Clemson
NFL draft	2004 / round: 3/ Pick 73
Career history
As player
2004–2005	Green Bay Packers
2006	Oakland Raiders*
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-ACC (2003)
Career stats
Playing stats at CBS.com

Donnell Washington (born February 6, 1981) is an American former professional football defensive tackle who was born in Beaufort, South Carolina.

College career

Washington played college football at Clemson University ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} but forwent his senior season to enter the NFL draft. ^{[5] [6]}

Professional career

Washington was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2004 NFL draft ^{[7] [8]} but missed his rookie season due to a foot injury. ^{[9] [10]} The following season, he was inactive for 15 of 16 games. ^[11] He was released by the club in June 2006 without having appeared in any regular season games. ^[12] The same month, he was signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. ^[13] He was cut by the Raiders in September the same year. ^[14]

References

1. Jason Wilde (May 20, 2006). "Weighting on Washington". Wisconsin State Journal . pp. D4. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Duane Rankin (August 27, 2003). "Heart of the Defense". The Greenville News . pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Duane Rankin (August 17, 2002). "Clemson needs Washington's sizable impact". The Greenville News . p. 8C. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Jon Solomon (December 30, 2003). "Washington living up to expectations". The State . p. C1, C3. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Duane Rankin (January 7, 2004). "Tiger's Washington moving on to NFL". The Times and Democrat . pp. 1C –2C. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Dylan B. Thomlinson (May 2, 2004). "Washington goes on a crusade". Green Bay Press-Gazette . p. C1. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
8. Rob Demovsky (April 25, 2004). "Washington: I'll prove critics wrong". Green Bay Press-Gazette . p. C3. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Jason Wilde (September 4, 2005). "Time runs out on Hunt". Wisconsin State Journal . pp. F1, F5. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Dylan B. Thomlinson (May 1, 2005). "Washington works himself into the mix". The Post-Crescent . p. B9. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Dylan B. Thomlinson (May 20, 2006). "'It's do or die' as slimmer Washington fights for job". Green Bay Press-Gazette . p. C3. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. Len Pasquarelli (June 10, 2006). "Packers give up on DT Washington, release draft bust". ESPN . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
13. Pasquarelli, Len (June 28, 2006). "Raiders take gamble on defensive tackle Washington". ESPN . Retrieved April 17, 2022.
14. Pasquarelli, Len (September 2, 2006). "Quick out: Raiders cut newly acquired QB George". ESPN . Associated Press . Retrieved April 17, 2022.