Brandon Washington

Brandon Washington (born August 13, 1988) is a professional American football offensive tackle for the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League (NAL). 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.

Brandon Washington
No. 72 – Massachusetts Pirates
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988
Miami, Florida
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Game started:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career

At the University of Miami, Washington was an All-ACC selection as a sophomore in 2010.[1]

On December 16, 2011, Washington announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.[2]

Professional career

Philadlephia Eagles

Washington was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round (200th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. 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.[3] 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.[4]

Massachusetts Pirates

On October 21, 2018, Washington signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League.[5]

References
  1. 2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced Archived January 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Miami OL Washington, DE Vernon to enter draft".
  3. "Brandon Washington - Unsigned Free Agent - 2017 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". www.rotoworld.com.
  4. "Argonauts release OL Washington - Article - TSN". TSN. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  5. "Pirates Sign OL Brandon Washington". Masspiratesfootball.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
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