Washington Still Has a Washington in the NFL

He stays one of many College of Washington’s three football-playing Washingtons. Better of all, he is nonetheless an NFL participant.

He is a operating again and special-teamer named Dwayne Washington, who continues to show himself as resilient as ever.

On Monday, the New Orleans Saints introduced they’d re-signed the previous Husky to a one-year contract, extending him to a seventh NFL season if all goes effectively.

Whereas serving as a back-up runner in New Orleans when wanted, the 6-foot-1, 223-pound Washington initially from Lakewood, California, is valued most for his stellar special-teams play. 

The Saints introduced him again as a result of he has 15 protection tackles, a blocked punt and a recovered blocked punt in 4 seasons with the Louisiana franchise.

Washington initially was drafted by the Detroit Lions within the 2016 seventh spherical, because the 236th participant taken, which implies he wasn’t anticipated to hold across the league lengthy.

In any case, he largely was the back-up operating again to Myles Gaskin on the UW. But his profession totals of 1,311 yards and 17 touchdowns speeding made him an intriguing choose.

For the Huskies, Dwayne Washington, defensive deal with DePorres Washington (1974) and defensive finish Otis Washington (1967-68) are the one namesakes to play soccer on the faculty. 

This Washington has appeared in 71 NFL video games to day, beginning two of them. He is rushed 157 instances for 554 yards, caught 15 passes for 94 yards and scored simply as soon as. He is returned a handful of kickoffs.

The NFL will preserve him round so long as he retains tackling individuals. 

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