Adolphus Fitzgerald Washington, Jr. (born November 24, 1994) is a former

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. He played

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and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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Early years

Washington attended

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as a freshman, before transferring to Robert A. Taft Information Technology High School in

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for his final three years. He had 90 tackles and 23.5 sacks as a senior and 107 tackles and 19 sacks as a junior. Washington was a five-star recruit. He committed to

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to play college football. Washington also played basketball in high school. As a senior, he averaged 23.1

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and 14.3

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and was named the Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year for Ohio. Washington was named a ''

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'' All-American in both football and

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College career

As a freshman in 2012, Washington played in 10 games. He recorded nine tackles and three sacks. As a sophomore in 2013, he played in 12 games with five starts and recorded 36 tackles and two sacks. As a junior in 2014, he started all 14 games, recording 48 tackles and 4.5 sacks. During the

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against Oregon, he had three tackles and a sack. On December 9, 2015, Washington was cited for solicitation. As a result, he was suspended for the Fiesta Bowl.

College statistics

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Washington was drafted by the

in the third round, 80th overall, in the

. He played in 15 games with 11 starts his rookie season, recording 21 tackles and 2.5 sacks. The following year in 2017, he started 10 games out of 15 played, recording 33 tackles and one sack. After just one game in 2018, the Bills released him on September 10, 2018. Washington finished his time on the Bills with 3.5 sacks and 56 tackles.

Dallas Cowboys

On September 18, 2018, Washington was signed to the

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' practice squad.

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 26, 2018, Washington was signed by the

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off the Cowboys' practice squad. He was placed on injured reserve on November 23, 2018 after suffering a knee injury in Week 9. On April 23, 2019, the Bengals waived Washington.

Miami Dolphins

On May 23, 2019, Washington was signed by the

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. He was waived on September 1, 2019.

Personal life

On July 9, 2017, Washington was arrested for a misdemeanor weapons charge in Sharonville, Ohio. On August 28, 2017, he was acquitted of weapons charges.

References

External links

Ohio State Buckeyes bio
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