Lionel Washington

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1960)}}

{{Distinguish|text = The Left Behind: The Kids character Lionel Washington}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lionel Washington

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| number = 48, 23

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| position = Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|10|21}}

| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 188

| high_school = Lutcher {{nowrap|(Lutcher, Louisiana)}}

| college = Tulane (1979–1982)

| draftyear = 1983

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 103

| pastteams =

St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1983|1986}})
Los Angeles Raiders ({{NFL Year|1987|1994}})
Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1997}})

| pastcoaching =

Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1999|2008}})
Cornerbacks coach & nickelbacks coach
Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2009|2010}})
Defensive backs coach
Virginia Destroyers ({{UFL Year|2011}})
Defensive backs coach
Tulane (2012–2017)
Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
Southern (2018–2021)
Defensive coordinator & cornerbacks coach

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Lionel Washington (born October 21, 1960) is an American former college football coach and player. He played as a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Washington played college football for Tulane.

Washington was a nickelbacks/cornerbacks coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1999 to 2008. He was let go after a disappointing 2008 season.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3811283 Green Bay Packers Fire Six Coaches] January 5, 2009 Before the 2009 season the Oakland Raiders hired him to be their defensive secondary coach.[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=508997 Raiders hire pair of assistant coaches] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123123548/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=508997 |date=2009-01-23 }}. Retrieved on 2009-01-20. In 2011, Washington became defensive backs coach of the United Football League (UFL)'s Virginia Destroyers.[http://www.ufl-football.com/news/destroyers-announce-coaching-staff Destroyers Announce Coaching Staff] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817135757/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/destroyers-announce-coaching-staff |date=2011-08-17 }} Retrieved 2011-07-13. In 2012, he was named co-defensive coordinator of the Tulane Green Wave football team.{{cite web |url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012812aab.html |title=Tulane's Johnson Announces the Completion of Green Wave Coaching Staff |accessdate=2012-02-08}}

Washington is the father of Deron Washington, a professional basketball player who was selected in the second round of the 2008 NBA draft.