French
DeutschCorey Washington
 Washington with Atlanta | |||||||||
| No. 80, 88 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | December 29, 1991 North Charleston, South Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | North Charleston (SC) | ||||||||
| College: | Newberry College | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
Corey Washington (born December 29, 1991) is a former American football player. He played college football at Newberry College and was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
College career
[edit]Washington played college football at Georgia Military College for his freshman and sophomore seasons and at Newberry College his junior and senior seasons.[1] During his college career, he had 146 receptions for 2,396 yards and 34 touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]Arizona Cardinals
[edit]Washington signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2014 and was waived on May 27.
New York Giants
[edit]Washington was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on May 29, 2014.[2] During training camp he impressed the Giants coaches and was considered likely to make the teams 53-man roster.[3][4][5] Washington made the 53-man roster after finishing preseason as the Giants leading receiver.[6] He caught his first regular season touchdown of his career on November 3, 2014 against the Indianapolis Colts. Washington was waived/injured by the Giants on September 5, 2015.[7] He was released by the team with an injury settlement the following day.[8]
Washington Redskins
[edit]On October 26, 2015, Washington signed to the practice squad of Washington Redskins.[9] He was released by the team on November 9.[10]
Detroit Lions
[edit]On November 18, 2015, Washington was signed to the Lions' practice squad. On January 4, 2016, Washington signed a futures contract with the Detroit Lions.[11] He was waived by the Lions in June 2016[12] and returned to the reserve list after clearing waivers.[13]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On July 27, 2016, Washington was signed by the Falcons.[14] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Falcons due to final roster cuts.[15]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]On October 4, 2016, Washington was signed to the Bills' practice squad.[16] He was released by the Bills on October 25, 2016.[17]
On March 17, 2017, Washington re-signed with the Bills.[18] On May 11, 2017, he was waived by the Bills.[19]
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On July 31, 2017, Washington signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[20] He was waived on August 8, 2017.[21]
Dallas Cowboys
[edit]On August 15, 2017, Washington signed with the Dallas Cowboys.[22] He was waived/injured on August 25, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[23] He was released on August 27, 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ Graziano, Dan (August 12, 2014). "Corey Washington, small-school big man". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (May 30, 2014). "Giants claim WR Corey Washington, waive OL Stephen Goodin". NJ.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Corey Washington making a sizable impression
- ^ Low on Giants' depth chart, Corey Washington stands tall
- ^ North Charleston's Corey Washington catching New York Giants' attention
- ^ Orr, Conor (August 30, 2014). "Corey Washington makes Giants 53-man roster". NJ.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 5, 2015). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (September 6, 2015). "WR Corey Washington to take injury settlement". NJ.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Jones, Mike (October 26, 2015). "Redskins make practice squad moves at wide receiver". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "11/9: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Lions sign 5 practice squad players to contracts". Detroit News. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ "Corey Washington: Waived by Lions". CBS Sports. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Reisman, Jeremy (June 13, 2016). "Lions sign DB Keith Lewis, waive WR Austin Willis, place Corey Washington on IR". Pride of Detroit. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Godfrey Retires, Falcons Sign Two Players".
- ^ "Falcons Make First Wave of Roster Cuts". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 4, 2016). "Bills release TE Dray; promote TE Christian from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2016). "Bills elevate practice squad WR Eagan to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (March 17, 2017). "Bills make three free agent additions". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
- ^ Carucci, Vic (May 11, 2017). "Bills sign two draft picks, release three players". BuffaloNews.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (August 1, 2017). "Chiefs sign two wide receivers". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Thorman, Joel (August 9, 2017). "With Cairo Santos nursing an injury, Chiefs sign former Penn State kicker". ArrowheadPride.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 15, 2017). "Cowboys' signings include TE M.J. McFarland, WR Corey Washington". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Walker, Patrik (August 25, 2017). "Cowboys waive two players from team, sign two more". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.