Cornelius Washington
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Cornelius Washington
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| current_team = Washington Huskies
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| position = Recruiting communications coordinator
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|9|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Hephzibah, Georgia, U.S.
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| death_place =
| high_school = Waynesboro (GA) Burke Co.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 292
| college = Georgia
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 188
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2017}})
| pastcoaching =
- Washington (2019–present)
Recruiting communications coordinator
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| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 55
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 5.5
|pfr=WashCo00
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Cornelius Davis Washington{{cite web | title=ESPN Profile | work= ESPN.com | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15914 }} (born September 10, 1989) is an American football coach and former defensive end currently recruiting communications coordinator for the Washington Huskies football team. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft out of Georgia. He also played for the Detroit Lions.
Early life
Washington was a standout athlete for the Waynesboro (GA) Burke Co. track team. He was timed at 10.94 seconds in the 100 meters. He also competed in the shot put, he had a career-best throw of 13.75 meters.{{cite web|url=http://footballtalentadvisors.com/blog/2013/04/ |title=Football Talent Advisors » 2013 » April |access-date=August 31, 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810142032/http://footballtalentadvisors.com/blog/2013/04/ |archive-date=August 10, 2014 }}
College career
With the Georgia Bulldogs, Washington recorded 76 tackles, 17 tackles-for-loss and 10.5 sacks, while starting 25 of the 51 games he appeared in.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-choose-Georgia-pass-rusher-in-sixth-round/44922202-7800-4656-8fd3-13b038dea8a2|title=Bears choose Georgia pass-rusher in sixth round|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430064411/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-choose-Georgia-pass-rusher-in-sixth-round/44922202-7800-4656-8fd3-13b038dea8a2|archive-date=April 30, 2013|url-status=dead}} During the 2012 SEC Championship Game against Alabama, Washington blocked a field goal, which was recovered by teammate Alec Ogletree, who returned the blocked kick 55 yards for a touchdown.{{cite news|last=Staats|first=Wayne|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/high-school/2013-04-27/burke-countys-washington-picked-chicago-bears|title=Burke County's Cornelius Washington picked by Chicago Bears|newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013}}
Professional career
=Pre-draft=
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4
| weight = 265
| dash = 4.55
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.59
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| vertical = 39
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 8
| bench = 36
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| arm span = 34
| hand span = 9½
| note = All values from NFL Scouting Combine{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/cornelius-washington?id=2539232|title=Cornelius Washington Draft Profile|work=National Football League|access-date=April 28, 2013}}
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At the combine, Washington led linebackers in the 225-pound bench press with 36 repetitions.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/bears-take-rutgers-lb-khaseem-greene-in-4th-round/2013/04/27/72295e5a-af5e-11e2-b59e-adb43da03a8a_story.html|title=Bears select linebacker Greene, offensive tackle Mills on draft's last day|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 27, 2013|access-date=April 27, 2013}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Chicago Bears=
Washington was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth-round (188th overall) to play exclusively at left defensive end. He and fifth-round pick Jordan Mills signed four-year contracts with the team on May 1, 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-sign-draft-picks-20130501,0,2458168.story|title=Bears sign draft picks Mills, Washington|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=May 1, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502033245/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-sign-draft-picks-20130501,0,2458168.story|archive-date=May 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}
Washington appeared in two games in the 2013 season, both against the Detroit Lions, making his NFL debut on September 29 against the Lions,{{Cite web|title = Chicago Bears: Cornelius Washington|url = http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Cornelius-Washington/a73e65fa-099e-4ab5-8691-1bd19ddb759c|website = www.chicagobears.com|access-date = December 16, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222100626/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Cornelius-Washington/a73e65fa-099e-4ab5-8691-1bd19ddb759c|archive-date = December 22, 2015|url-status = dead}} recording a tackle.
In Week 12 of the 2014 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington recorded his first career sack.{{cite web|url=http://www.kspr.com/sports/adversity-helps-bears-discovery-depth-in-roster/21051914_29909292|title=Adversity helps Bears discovery depth in roster|work=PSKR|date=November 24, 2014|access-date=November 26, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221140110/http://www.kspr.com/sports/adversity-helps-bears-discovery-depth-in-roster/21051914_29909292|archive-date=December 21, 2014}}
On September 13, 2015, during the regular-season opener against the Green Bay Packers, Washington suffered a season-ending quadriceps injury and was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-ink-Acho-Washington-to-IR/4f049577-9ac1-464c-8eda-b72476d75bf8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123045459/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-ink-Acho-Washington-to-IR/4f049577-9ac1-464c-8eda-b72476d75bf8|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2016|title=Bears ink Acho, Washington to IR|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=September 14, 2015|access-date=September 14, 2015}}
=Detroit Lions=
On March 10, 2017, Washington signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Detroit Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions sign unrestricted free agent DE Cornelius Washington|url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-DE-Cornelius-Washington/b78ad0e4-1cc2-48fa-aa13-2b7e2f94dcbe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518085233/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-unrestricted-free-agent-DE-Cornelius-Washington/b78ad0e4-1cc2-48fa-aa13-2b7e2f94dcbe|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2017|website=DetroitLions.com|date=March 10, 2017}} He played in 15 games in 2017, recording a career-high 24 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and three passes defensed.{{Cite web |title=Cornelius Washington 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashCo00/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On August 20, 2018, Washington was released by the Lions.{{cite web|title=Lions sign free agents CB Dexter McDougle, CB Sterling Moore and OL Beau Nunn|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-free-agents-cb-dexter-mcdougle-cb-sterling-moore-and-ol-beau-nunn|website=DetroitLions.com|date=August 20, 2018}}
NFL career statistics
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="2"| Interceptions ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | FF | FR | |
| 2013 | CHI
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2014 | CHI
| 13 || 0 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2015 | CHI
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2016 | CHI
| 15 || 2 || 20 || 14 || 6 || 2.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2017 | DET
| 15 || 2 || 24 || 15 || 9 || 2.5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{Cite pro-football-reference |name=Cornelius Washington|id=W/WashCo00 |accessdate=January 26, 2021}} | 46 | 4 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Post-playing career
In September 2019, Washington joined the Washington Huskies football team as the Recruiting Communications Coordinator.{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Ruth|url=https://realdawghuskies.com/petersen-adds-two-new-assistants-to-husky-football-staff/|title=Petersen adds Two New Assistants to Husky Football Staff|publisher=Realdawg.com|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2019}}
Personal life
On June 20, 2014, Washington was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license, but was released after paying a fine.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/D-end-Cornelius-Washington-arrested/6e0e4ccc-e8b8-4557-bc79-1cbe277b0df7|title=D-end Cornelius Washington arrested|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628114702/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/D-end-Cornelius-Washington-arrested/6e0e4ccc-e8b8-4557-bc79-1cbe277b0df7|archive-date=June 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://gohuskies.com/staff.aspx?staff=4662 Washington Huskies bio]{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140228072502/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/cornelius-washington/a73e65fa-099e-4ab5-8691-1bd19ddb759c/ Chicago Bears bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121119102943/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/washington_cornelius00.html Georgia Bulldogs bio]
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Category:People from Hephzibah, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Richmond County, Georgia
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players
Category:Chicago Bears players