Brandon Washington

Brandon Washington (born August 13, 1988) is a former American football offensive tackle and current coach. He has played for the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Brandon was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.[1]

Brandon Washington
UCF Knights
Position:Graduate assistant
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Miami (FL) Northwestern
College:Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Game started:0
Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca

College career

At the University of Miami, Washington was an All-ACC selection as a sophomore in 2010.[2]

On December 16, 2011, Washington announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.[3]

Professional career

Philadlephia Eagles

Washington was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (200th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.[4] He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 11, 2012.

On August 31, 2012, the team released Washington as part of its final cuts.

Los Angeles Rams

After clearing waivers with the Eagles, Washington was signed to the Rams practice squad.

On December 31, 2012, Washington signed a two-year, $1,060,059 contract with the St. Louis Rams.[5] He was waived on August 30, 2014.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On April 26, 2016, Washington signed as a free agent with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on June 14.

Toronto Argonauts

On September 19, 2016, Washington signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. On December 7, 2016, Washington re-signed with the Argonauts as a free agent. He played in 11 games with the team in 2017 and won a Grey Cup championship following the team's 105th Grey Cup victory. He played in seven games in 2018 before being released.[6]

Massachusetts Pirates

On October 21, 2018, Washington signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League.[7]

Coaching career

In January of 2020, Washington retired from playing, and joined the coaching staff at Florida Memorial as the offensive line coach.[8]

In March of 2022, Washington was announced as a graduate assistant for the UCF Knights football program, working with the offensive line alongside offensive line coach Herb Hand.[9]

References
  1. "Brandon Washington Stats, News and Video - G". NFL.com.
  2. "2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced". Archived from the original on January 25, 2011.
  3. "Miami OL Washington, DE Vernon to enter draft". ESPN.com. December 16, 2011.
  4. "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. "Brandon Washington - Unsigned Free Agent - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
  6. "Argonauts release OL Washington - Article - TSN". TSN. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. "Pirates Sign OL Brandon Washington". Masspiratesfootball.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. "Brandon Washington". fmuathletics.com. Florida Memorial University SID. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. Hand, Herb (March 13, 2022). "Tweet". twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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