Tony Washington (linebacker)

Tony Washington
Personal information
Born:	June 1, 1992 (age 32); West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Osos; (Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College:	Oregon (2010–2014)
Position:	Defensive line & outside linebackers coach
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
As a player:
	Houston Texans (2015–2016); Tennessee Titans (2017–2018)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Nebraska (2019–2020); Graduate assistant; Oregon (2021); Director of player development; Oregon (2022); Assistant defensive line coach; Oregon (2023); Outside linebackers coach; UCLA (2024); Defensive line & outside linebackers coach;
Career highlights and awards
	2× Rose Bowl champion (2012, 2015); Fiesta Bowl champion (2013);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tony Washington Jr. (born June 1, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at the University of Oregon for the Ducks.

Professional career

Houston Texans

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Washington signed with the Houston Texans.^[1] He was placed on injured reserve on September 5, 2015, but was waived with an injury settlement on September 11, 2015.^[2] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 9, 2015. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 11, 2016.^[3]

On September 3, 2016, he was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve.^[4]

On September 2, 2017, Washington was waived by the Texans.^[5]

Tennessee Titans

On September 20, 2017, Washington was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.^[6] He was released on October 5, 2017.

On August 12, 2018, Washington re-signed with the Titans.^[7] He was waived on September 1, 2018.^[8]

Coaching career

In 2019, Washington took an assistant football coaching position at the University of Nebraska.^[9]

References

^ Ganguli, Tania (May 10, 2015). "2015 Houston Texans undrafted free agents". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ "Texans sign nine to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.
^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
^ Wyatt, Jim (September 20, 2017). "Titans Sign WR Zach Pascal, Place LB Aaron Wallace on IR". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.
^ "Titans add two linebackers and a DB, and waive two others". TitansOnline.com. August 12, 2018.
^ Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com.
^ "Profile: Tony Washington Jr". LinkedIn.com. April 19, 2019.

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[1] Ganguli, Tania (May 10, 2015). "2015 Houston Texans undrafted free agents". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

[2] "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

[3] "Texans sign nine to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.

[4] "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.

[5] "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.

[6] Wyatt, Jim (September 20, 2017). "Titans Sign WR Zach Pascal, Place LB Aaron Wallace on IR". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018.

[7] "Titans add two linebackers and a DB, and waive two others". TitansOnline.com. August 12, 2018.

[8] Wyatt, Jim (September 1, 2018). "Roster Moves: Titans Trim Roster From 90 to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com.

[9] "Profile: Tony Washington Jr". LinkedIn.com. April 19, 2019.

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