Weight 141 kg High school Alcee Fortier Height 2.01 m | CFL status International Role Offensive lineman Status Active Name Tony Washington Positions Tackle | |
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Date of birth (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 (age 29) Siblings Caylen Washington, Kim Washington Parents Chrisilda Washington, Thomas Wells Profiles | ||
Tony Washington (born February 17, 1986) is a Canadian football offensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Washington played one year of high school football as a junior while living in New Orleans. That year, he was awarded with all-league honors as a member of the Alcee Fortier High School football team. His family moved to Texas after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. After graduating from high school, Washington did not plan to attend college. He decided to go to college, however, after a car salesman suggested he continue his football career. He then enrolled at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas. While at Trinity Valley, Washington was named to the 2007 all-Southwest Junior College Football Conference first team.
College career
Washington then attended Abilene Christian University, playing on the football team for two years. Both years he was voted the Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year.
As a teenager, Washington was convicted of "prohibited sexual conduct" under Texas law after a consensual sexual relationship with his sister. As a result of the conviction, he was required to register as a sex offender and his conviction was made public. (Arrest of juveniles are otherwise sealed under Texas law). This conviction greatly hindered his efforts to gain a contract to play professional football.
Professional career
Though Washington excelled at the NFL Scouting Combine workouts he was undrafted. He was very agile and quick for a lineman, running the 40-yard dash in 5.09 seconds. After leaving school, Washington played for the Dallas Vigilantes of the Arena Football League (AFL) for two years before signing with the Calgary Stampeders in 2011. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on July 4, 2012. Where he one his first Grey Cup.
Washington was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos from the Argos in May 2014. In his first three seasons in Edmonton he started in 48 games for the club, including the 2015 Grey Cup championship victory. Following the 2016 season Washington signed a contract extension with the Eskimos. He was released by Edmonton on August 7, 2017, and was immediately signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.