Arizona Cardinals
Daryl Washington - #58 - LB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 2"/ 238 lbs. |
| Birthday | 10/09/1986 |
| Birthplace | Irving, TX |
| College | TCU |
| Years played | 4 |
| Drafted | 2010, 2nd round, 15th pick by Cardinals |
2012 STATS
| Tack | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | 2 | 1 |
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PLAYER NEWS
The NFL suspended Washington for the first four regular season games of 2013 after he violated the league's substance abuse policy.|||||||
Washington made the Pro Bowl last season as an alternate after leading Arizona with 140 tackles.
The San Francisco 49ers' appearance in the Super Bowl means Washington is headed to the Pro Bowl.|||||||
Washington, an alternate, will replace San Francisco's NaVorro Bowman in Hawaii, where the Pro Bowl will be played next Sunday. Washington, the first Cardinals linebacker to make the Pro Bowl since Seth Joyner in 1994, led Arizona with a career-high 140 tackles - 110 solo, with nine sacks, 14 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, an interception, a fumble recovery and six passes defensed. His nine sacks were the most by any NFL inside linebacker.
The Arizona Cardinals and Washington have agreed on a six-year contract.|||||||
The Cardinals had targeted the third-year pro throughout training camp as the next player to get a contract. A second-round draft pick - 47th overall - out of TCU in 2010, Washington led the team in tackles last season with 111. Washington, known for his extreme speed at a critical position in Arizona's 3-4 scheme, had 16 tackles for loss last season, the most by an Arizona player since 1995. He was one of five players in the NFL in 2011 with five sacks and two in
