Daryl Washington
{{Short description|American football player (born 1986)}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Daryl Washington
| image = Daryl Washington.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Washington with the Arizona Cardinals in 2012
| current_team =
| number = 58
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|10|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 238
| high_school = Irving {{nowrap|(Irving, Texas)}}
| college = TCU (2006–2009)
| draftyear = 2010
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 47
| pastteams =
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 389
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 18.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 6
| pfr = WashDa99
}}
Daryl Lewis Washington{{Cite web |title=Daryl Washington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WashDa99.htm |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} (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.
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.{{Citation |url=http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2009/10/16/kindle_a_semifi.html |title=Kindle a semifinalist for Butkus Award |newspaper=Austin American-Statesman |date=October 16, 2009 |access-date=November 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607191143/http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2009/10/16/kindle_a_semifi.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/players/55159.html |title=Daryl Washington - 2010 Draft Tracker - SI.com |access-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-date=August 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808140809/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/players/55159.html |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/breakdowns/by_position/OLB.html |title=View Draft by Positions - 2010 Draft Tracker - SI.com |access-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113062434/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2010/draft/breakdowns/by_position/OLB.html |url-status=dead }}
{{external media
| video1 = [http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/09000d5d8177fbd0/2010-Draft-Vignettes-Daryl-Washington-TCU 2010 NFL Draft Profile: Daryl Washington]
| video2 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d816dca9a/2010-Combine-workout-Daryl-Washington Daryl Washington's NFL Combine Workout]
}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 3/4
| weight = 230
| dash = 4.66
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.74
| shuttle =
| cone drill = 7.07
| vertical = 31
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench = 17
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/daryl-washington/32005741-5318-6798-a3a4-3490d3a6e217|title=Daryl Washington Draft and Combine Prospect Profile|work=National Football League|access-date=August 16, 2018}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=75685&DraftYear=2010 |title=Daryl Washington, Texas Christian, OLB, 2010 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=October 6, 2021}}
}}
The Arizona Cardinals selected Washington in the second round (47th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2012-09-06 |title=Cardinals, LB Washington agree to 6-year deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8344819/arizona-cardinals-agree-contract-extension-daryl-washington |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}
Washington was suspended by the NFL in May 2014 before being conditionally reinstated on April 25, 2017.{{cite web|title=Daryl Washington reinstated on a conditional basis|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/daryl-washington-reinstated-on-a-conditional-basis-0ap3000000802528|author=Sessler, Marc|website=NFL.com|date=April 25, 2017}} On May 11, 2017, the Arizona Cardinals officially released Washington after he refused to take a pay cut.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Release Daryl Washington|url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Release-Daryl-Washington/14ab6195-2954-41b5-a13f-7553aeddb06d|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=May 11, 2017}} On July 5, 2017, it was reported that the Dallas Cowboys were interested in possibly signing Washington, although this never happened.{{cite web | last=Walker | first=Patrik | title=Does Damien Wilson arrest open door for LB Daryl Washington? | website=247Sports | date=2017-07-05 | url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article/does-damien-wilson-arrest-open-door-for-the-dallas-cowboys-to-sign-lb-daryl-washington-53447266/ | access-date=2025-04-20}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="3"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|Cmb|Combined tackles}} | {{abbr|Solo|Solo tackles}} | {{abbr|Ast|Assisted tackles}} | {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}} | {{abbr|FF|Forced fumbles}} | {{abbr|FR|Fumble recoveries}} | {{abbr|Yds|Fumble return yards}} | {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} | {{abbr|Yds|Interception return yards}} | {{abbr|Avg|Average interception return}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest interception return}} | {{abbr|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdown}} | {{abbr|PD|Passes defensed}} |
| 2010 | ARI
| 16 || 78 || 67 || 11 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 39 || 39 || 39 || 0 || 2 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | ARI
| 15 || 107 || 95 || 12 || 5.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 16 || 8 || 16 || 0 || 7 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | ARI
| 16 || 134 || 108 || 26 || 9.0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 4 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | ARI
| 12 || 75 || 59 || 16 || 3.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 49 || 25 || 41 || 0 || 11 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career{{cite web|title=Daryl Washington Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/13305/daryl-washington|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=May 4, 2015}} || 59 || 394 || 329 || 65 || 18.0 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 111 || 19 || 41 || 0 || 24 |
Controversies
=NFL suspensions=
On April 3, 2013, the NFL announced that Washington would be suspended for the first four games of the {{NFL Year|2013}} season for violating the league's substance policy.{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/daryl-washington-suspended-for-four-games-by-nfl-0ap1000000157077|title=Daryl Washington suspended for four games by NFL|first=Gregg|last=Rosenthal|date=April 3, 2013|access-date=June 1, 2014}} On May 30, 2014, Washington was suspended indefinitely for violating the league's substance policy again.{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/daryl-washington-suspended-for-at-least-one-year-0ap2000000354739|title=Daryl Washington suspended for at least one year|first=Gregg|last=Rosenthal|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=June 1, 2014}} He was conditionally reinstated on April 25, 2017,{{cite web |last1=Sessler |first1=Marc |title=Daryl Washington reinstated on a conditional basis |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/daryl-washington-reinstated-on-a-conditional-basis-0ap3000000802528 |website=NFL.com |access-date=October 2, 2018}} but was released by the Cardinals a month later.{{cite web | last=Middlehurst-Schwartz | first=Michael | title=Daryl Washington cut by Cardinals after reinstatement | website=USA TODAY | date=2017-05-11 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2017/05/11/daryl-washington-cut-released-arizona-cardinals-reinstated-suspension/101555288/ | access-date=2024-10-30}}
=Assault=
On May 3, 2013, Washington was arrestedhttp://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/scripts/meeds/qreturn.asp?casenumber=CR2013419745 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210819/http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/scripts/meeds/qreturn.asp?casenumber=CR2013419745 |date=September 23, 2015 }} case number CR2013419745 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.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/phoenix-police-seek-question-daryl-washington {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026093534/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/phoenix-police-seek-question-daryl-washington |date=October 26, 2013 }} Phoenix police seek to question Daryl Washingtonhttp://bigstory.ap.org/article/cardinals-linebacker-arrested-accused-assault Cardinals linebacker arrested, accused of assault 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.{{cite news|work=USAToday.com|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2014/04/23/daryl-washington-arizona-probation-assualt/8057881/|title=Cardinals' Daryl Washington pleads guilty to assault, faces NFL penalty|first=Danika|last=Worthington|access-date=May 28, 2014|date=April 23, 2014}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091204030234/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/washington_daryl00.html TCU Horned Frogs bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Irving, Texas
Category:American football linebackers
Category:TCU Horned Frogs football players