John David Washington
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| John David Washington | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 28, 1984 (age 22) |
| Place of birth | Toluca Lake, California |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Morehouse College |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round Undrafted |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2006-Present | St. Louis Rams |
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984 in Toluca Lake, California) is an American football running back currently on the practice squad of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. He attended Morehouse College.
Washington is the son of Academy Award winning actor Denzel Washington. He was signed by the Rams on May 1, 2006 as an undrafted free agent.
[edit] College career
At Morehouse College, Washington set a school-record with 1,198 yards with a 5.6-yard average and nine touchdowns, and added ten receptions for 69 yards his senior year. He also holds the school's single-game (242 yards) and career (3,699 yards) leading rushing records. Unfornately, this wasn't enough to pull out a victory over the Clark Atlanta Panthers who that year finished up with the number 7 defense in the country.
Washington led the conference in rushing in 2005. He was named National Player of the Week by D2Football.com in the same year.
Washington was released by the Rams on September 1, 2006, but later signed to their practice squad for the 2006 NFL season.
[edit] Trivia
At the age of nine, Washington made a cameo appearance as a student in a Harlem classroom in the 1992 feature film Malcolm X, which starred his father Denzel in the title role.
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