Corey Washington

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Corey Washington
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Washington with Atlanta
No. 80, 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-29) December 29, 1991 (age 32)
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
CFL status:International
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:5
Receiving yards:52
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

  1. ^ Corey Washington, small-school big man
  2. ^ Giants claim WR Corey Washington, waive OL Stephen Goodin
  3. ^ Corey Washington making a sizable impression
  4. ^ Low on Giants' depth chart, Corey Washington stands tall
  5. ^ North Charleston's Corey Washington catching New York Giants' attention
  6. ^ Corey Washington makes Giants 53-man roster
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ WR Corey Washington to take injury settlement from Giants, become free agent
  9. ^ Jones, Mike (October 26, 2015). "Redskins make practice squad moves at wide receiver". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "11/9: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Lions sign 5 practice squad players to contracts". Detroit News. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  12. ^ "Corey Washington: Waived by Lions". CBS Sports. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Godfrey Retires, Falcons Sign Two Players".
  15. ^ "Falcons Make First Wave of Roster Cuts". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2016). "Bills elevate practice squad WR Eagan to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.
  18. ^ Brown, Chris (March 17, 2017). "Bills make three free agent additions". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Carucci, Vic (May 11, 2017). "Bills sign two draft picks, release three players". BuffaloNews.com.
  20. ^ Alper, Josh (August 1, 2017). "Chiefs sign two wide receivers". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  21. ^ Thorman, Joel (August 9, 2017). "With Cairo Santos nursing an injury, Chiefs sign former Penn State kicker". ArrowheadPride.com.
  22. ^ Williams, Charean (August 15, 2017). "Cowboys' signings include TE M.J. McFarland, WR Corey Washington". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  23. ^ "Cowboys waive two players from team, sign two more". 247Sports.com. August 25, 2017.

External links[edit]

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