Daryl Washington

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Daryl Washington
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Washington with the Arizona Cardinals in 2012
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1986-10-09) October 9, 1986 (age 37)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:238 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school: Irving (Irving, Texas)
College: TCU (2006–2009)
NFL draft: 2010  / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:389
Sacks:18.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:6
Player stats at PFR

Daryl Lewis Washington [1] (born October 9, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, and was selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft. In May 2014, he was suspended indefinitely by the league for violating its substance abuse policies and was not reinstated until April 2017, where he was released by the Cardinals shortly after.

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Early life

Washington attended Irving High School in Irving, Texas. He was named all-district defensive player of the year after he totaled 168 tackles with four sacks as a senior. He was selected to play in the Texas-Oklahoma Oil Bowl All-Star Game.

College career

Washington attended Texas Christian University, where he played for the TCU Horned Frogs football team from 2006 to 2009. As a true freshman in 2006, he contributed at linebacker and on special teams. He recorded 16 tackles for the season (14 solo). In his sophomore year, he blocked a nation-best three punts, while also registering 32 tackles for the season (25 solo).

Although still primarily a back-up and special teams player, Washington was TCU's fourth-leading tackler with 63 stops in 2008. He started the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl and posted six tackles and three pass breakups in TCU's victory over Boise State. He started at middle linebacker in 2009 and established himself as one of the leaders TCU's defense, which was one of the best in the nation. He was named one of 12 semifinalists for the 2009 Butkus Award. [2] He earned first-team All-MWC and All-American selections.

Professional career

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Washington was projected to be a second round pick by Sports Illustrated . [3] He was ranked as the fourth best outside linebacker available in the draft by Sports Illustrated and was ranked the fifth best outside linebacker by DraftScout.com. [4]

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 2010 NFL Draft Profile: Daryl Washington
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Daryl Washington's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		230 lb
(104 kg)		34+1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.66 s1.63 s2.74 s7.07 s31 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [5] [6]

The Arizona Cardinals selected Washington in the second round (47th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. [7]

In 2010, Washington had 78 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and one interception that he fumbled.

Having started at inside linebacker since his rookie-season in 2010, Washington emerged to become among the best linebackers in NFL, being named to the 2012 All-Pro Team as well as being selected to participate in the 2013 Pro Bowl as an alternate for the NFC roster.

Washington agreed to a six-year contract extension on September 6, 2012. [8]

Washington was suspended by the NFL in May 2014 before being conditionally reinstated on April 25, 2017. [9] On May 11, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals officially released Washington after he refused to take a pay cut. [10] On July 5, 2017, it was reported that the Dallas Cowboys were interested in possibly signing Washington, although this never happened. [11]

NFL statistics

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2010 ARI 167867111.0100139393902
2011 ARI 1510795125.000021681607
2012 ARI 16134108269.0213177704
2013 ARI 127559163.00102492541011
Career593943296518.032061111941024

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Controversies

NFL suspensions

On April 3, 2013, the NFL announced that Washington would be suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season for violating the league's substance policy. [13] On May 30, 2014, Washington was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's substance policy again. [14] He was conditionally reinstated on April 25, 2017, [15] but was released by the Cardinals a month later. [16]

Assault

On May 3, 2013, Washington was arrested [17] in Phoenix, Arizona on two counts of aggravated assault (and one count of criminal trespass in the first-degree) from an incident on May 1, 2013 involving his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend with whom he shares a daughter. [18] [19] The altercation concerned a custody dispute over the 5-month-old child. Phoenix Police accused him of pushing her with two hands, causing her to fall and break her right collarbone. On March 24, 2014, he pleaded guilty to the crime of aggravated assault, a class 6 felony. Washington was sentenced to one-year of supervised probation on April 23, 2014. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Daryl Washington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kindle a semifinalist for Butkus Award", Austin American-Statesman, October 16, 2009, archived from the original on June 7, 2011, retrieved November 11, 2009
  3. ↑ "Daryl Washington - 2010 Draft Tracker - SI.com". Archived from the original on August 8, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ "View Draft by Positions - 2010 Draft Tracker - SI.com". Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Daryl Washington Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Daryl Washington, Texas Christian, OLB, 2010 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cardinals, LB Washington agree to 6-year deal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 6, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Sessler, Marc (April 25, 2017). "Daryl Washington reinstated on a conditional basis". NFL.com.
  10. ↑ Urban, Darren (May 11, 2017). "Cardinals Release Daryl Washington". AZCardinals.com.
  11. ↑ "Does Damien Wilson arrest open door for LB Daryl Washington?". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Daryl Washington Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 3, 2013). "Daryl Washington suspended for four games by NFL". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ Rosenthal, Gregg (May 30, 2014). "Daryl Washington suspended for at least one year". NFL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ Sessler, Marc. "Daryl Washington reinstated on a conditional basis". NFL.com. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ Middlehurst-Schwartz, Michael. "Cardinals release reinstated LB Daryl Washington". USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  17. ↑ http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/scripts/meeds/qreturn.asp?casenumber=CR2013419745 Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine case number CR2013419745
  18. ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/phoenix-police-seek-question-daryl-washington Phoenix police seek to question Daryl Washington
  19. ↑ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cardinals-linebacker-arrested-accused-assault Cardinals linebacker arrested, accused of assault
  20. ↑ Worthington, Danika (April 23, 2014). "Cardinals' Daryl Washington pleads guilty to assault, faces NFL penalty". USAToday.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
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