Charles Washington(born March 10, 1993) is anAmerican footballsafety.He playedcollege footballatFresno Stateand signed with theDetroit Lionsas anundrafted free agentafter the2016 NFL draft.
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| Born: | March 10, 1993 Encino, California,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Fresno State(2012–2015) | ||||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Early life
editWashington playedhigh school footballatCrespi Carmelite High SchoolinEncino, California.He recorded 57 solo tackles, 29 tackle assists, 5 interceptions, 7 rushing attempts, 123 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns his senior year in 2010, earning league defensive MVP honors.[1]
College career
editWashington played for theFresno State BulldogsofFresno State Universityfrom 2012 to 2015. He wasredshirtedin 2011.[1]He played in 12 games in 2012, recording 8 solo tackles, 5 tackle assists, 2 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery.[1][2]Washington also returned a blocked extra point attempt for two points.[1]He earnedMountain West(MW) All-Academic honors in 2012.[1]He started all 13 games in 2013, totaling 50 solo tackles, 21 tackle assists, 2 sacks, 1 interception, 2 pass breakups and 1 forced fumble.[1][2]Washington started the first 11 games of the season atstrong safetyand the final 2 atcornerback.He garnered MW All-Academic recognition.[1]He started all 14 games in 2014, recording 61 solo tackles, 17 tackle assists, half a sack, 2 interceptions, 7 pass breakups and 1 fumble recovery.[1][2]Washington started seven games at cornerback, six at safety and one atnickelback.He earned MW All-Academic honors in 2014.[1]He played in 11 games, all starts, in 2015, totaling 31 solo tackles, 9 tackle assists, 1 sack and 6 pass breakups.[3][1]Washington's first four starts of 2015 were at cornerback while his last seven were at strong safety. He missed one game due to injury.[1]He garnered MW All-Academic recognition in 2015.[4]Washington played in 50 games, starting 38, during his college career, recording 202 total tackles and 3 interceptions.[5]He participated in theNFLPA Collegiate Bowlin January 2016.[6]He majored in criminology corrections at Fresno State.[1]
Professional career
editWashington was rated the 64th best cornerback in the2016 NFL draftby NFLDraftScout.[7]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
4.48 s | 1.58 s | 2.56 s | 4.48 s | 7.23 s | 41 in (1.04 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
18 reps | |||
| All values from Fresno StatePro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
Detroit Lions
editAfter going undrafted, Washington signed with theDetroit Lionson May 6, 2016.[8]He was waived by the Lions on September 3 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 4.[9][10]He was released on October 12 and signed to the Lions' practice squad on October 17, 2016.[11][12]He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017.[13]
In 2018, Washington played in 13 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 22, 2018.[14]
On August 31, 2019, Washington was waived by the Lions.[15]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn September 1, 2019, Washington was claimed off waivers by theArizona Cardinals.[16]
On March 27, 2020, Washington was re-signed by the Cardinals.[17]
On March 29, 2021, Washington re-signed with the Cardinals on a one-year contract.[18][19]He was placed on injured reserve on September 29, 2021 with a hamstring injury.[20]He was activated on December 18.[21]
On May 2, 2022, Washington re-signed with the Cardinals.[22]He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022.[23]He was activated on November 12.[24]
References
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- ^"Lions place WR Bruce Ellington & S Charles Washington on reserve/injured".DetroitLions.December 22, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon December 23, 2018.RetrievedDecember 23,2018.
- ^"Detroit Lions establish 53-man roster".DetroitLions.August 31, 2019.
- ^Odegard, Kyle (September 1, 2019)."Cardinals Claim Defensive Lineman Jonathan Bullard, Four Others".AZCardinals.
- ^Urban, Darren (March 24, 2020)."Cardinals Retain OL Max Garcia, S Charles Washington".AZCardinals.RetrievedMarch 25,2020.
- ^"Arizona Cardinals re-sign special teams ace Charles Washington".revengeofthebirds. March 25, 2021.
- ^"2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – March".NFL.RetrievedMarch 29,2021.
- ^Urban, Darren (September 29, 2021)."Cardinals Promote Antonio Hamilton From Practice Squad".AZCardinals.RetrievedJuly 28,2024.
- ^Urban, Darren (December 18, 2021)."DeAndre Hopkins, Robert Alford To IR; Chase Edmonds Activated".AZCardinals.RetrievedJuly 28,2024.
- ^Urban, Darren (May 2, 2022)."Charles Washington Returns To Cardinals".AZCardinals.RetrievedJuly 28,2024.
- ^Urban, Darren (September 1, 2022)."Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI".AZCardianls.RetrievedJuly 28,2024.
- ^Urban, Darren (November 12, 2022)."Not Getting Better: Cardinals Place Rodney Hudson On Injured Reserve".AZCardinals.RetrievedJuly 28,2024.