Chauncey Washington
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Position: | Running back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Carson, California, U.S. | April 29, 1985||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | South (Torrance, CA) | ||||
College: | Southern California | ||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Chauncey Jamal Tolbert Washington (born April 29, 1985) is a former
Early years
Washington had a heralded career as an athlete at
As a Senior, Washington was ranked as the #12 running back in the nation by ESPN.com was aggressively recruited by USC and
College career
Although Washington admitted he grew up as a rival-
Washington's freshman season was limited by a nagging ankle injury suffered in the second game of the season that caused him to miss half the season and the 2004 spring practice due to a stress fracture in the ankle.
He was ruled academically ineligible for the 2004 season and was
After much focus and hard work, Washington finally regained academic eligibility in the spring of 2006, and regained his scholarship that August.
Initially planned as the starting running back for the 2006 USC Trojans, the
Going into 2007 spring practice, Washington's grades again became a concern.[2] At the start of the 2007 season, Washington was again sidelined with an injury and did not play in the Trojans' opener. However, he rushed for over 900 yards and was a Pac-10 honorable mention player.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
4.31 s | 1.51 s | 2.53 s | 4.58 s | 7.53 s | 41 in (1.04 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
23 reps | x | ||
All from USC Pro Day.[3] |
Jacksonville Jaguars
Washington was selected in the 7th round pick 213 of the
First stint with Cowboys
On September 22, 2009, Washington was signed to the
New York Jets
Washington was signed off the Cowboys' practice squad on December 14, 2009 by the New York Jets.[7] Washington would be waived by the team on September 5, 2010.[8] Washington would later be re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2010.[9]
St. Louis Rams
Washington was signed off of the New York Jets practice squad on September 28, 2010 by the St. Louis Rams.[10] He was waived on October 18[11] and signed to the Rams practice squad on October 19. He was released by the Rams on August 4, 2011.
Second stint with Cowboys
On November 30, 2011, he was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad. On December 23, he was promoted to the active roster. His only stats came against the Philadelphia Eagles, recording one carry for minus-1 yard and 2 receptions for 13 yards.[12] He wasn't re-signed after the season.
References
- ^ Jamie Newberg (May 22, 2003). "Upon further review ...". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Scott Wolf (March 20, 2007). "Washington's grades hurting". Los Angeles Daily News. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
- NFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Source: Barber hopes to play". 22 September 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys release RB Chauncey Washington". 5 October 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Hutchinson, Dave (December 15, 2009). "NY Jets sign running back Chauncey Washington off Dallas Cowboys practice squad". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (September 5, 2010). "Jets cut David Clowney, claim three off waivers". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ Jets PR Department (September 7, 2010). "P.Turner Waived; Chauncey Signed to P-Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ "2nd Update: RB Washington signs; Curry to IR". 28 September 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Jim (October 20, 2010). "LB Johnson promoted to Rams active roster". STLToday.com. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "Cowboys had a plan for Felix Jones". 25 December 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2019.