 Washington in 2016 | |||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | (1965-10-22)October 22, 1965 (age 60) Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Dallas (TX) Kimball | ||||||||
| College | Idaho,Hinds JC (MS) (&UTEP basketball) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989:6th round, 151st overall pick | ||||||||
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Marvin Andrew Washington (born October 22, 1965) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive end who played eleven seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the1989 NFL draft, and played eight seasons for theNew York Jets of which he was a starter for six. He additionally played for theDenver Broncos andSan Francisco 49ers, accumulating a total of 40.5 sacks in 155 games played during his career. Washington played bothbasketball andfootball at theUniversity of Idaho.
Out ofKimball High School inDallas,Texas, Washington went to theUniversity of Texas-El Paso on a basketball scholarship. After two years, he transferred toHinds Junior College inMississippi, where he played football in 1987. Washington then went west to theUniversity of Idaho inMoscow to play for head basketball coachTim Floyd; he had recruited Washington to UTEP while an assistant coach for the Miners.[1]
At Idaho, Washington playedbasketball for two seasons under head coaches Floyd andKermit Davis andfootball for a season in1988 underKeith Gilbertson.[1] In his senior year of 1988–89, theIdaho Vandals wonBig Sky conference titles in both sports and advanced to the NCAA postseason: theI-AA semifinals in football and theDivision I basketball tournament. He recorded a school record 14.5 sacks that year playing the right defensive end position.[2] In 2007, Washington was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
Washington was selected in thesixth round of the1989 NFL draft by theNew York Jets, the 151st overall pick.[4][5][6] He played a total of eight seasons for the Jets, the last six as a starter.[7] Washington recorded a career-high (and team-high) 8.5 sacks in 1992,[2] and a career-high 71 tackles the following year.[7]
After his time with the Jets, Washington played a season for theSan Francisco 49ers, a season for theDenver Broncos (with whom he wona Super Bowl ring), and returned to the 49ers for his final yearin1999.[7] He finished his career with 40.5 sacks, 386 tackles, and 10 forced fumbles in 155 games played, 96 of which he started.[7]
Washington is an advocate for the medical use ofcannabis and an entrepreneur in thecannabis industry.[8] In 2017, he was part of a lawsuit filed against Attorney GeneralJeff Sessions, seeking to overturn the classification of cannabis as aSchedule I drug.[9] Washington is a board member of Athletes for Care,[10] a group that advocates for athletes on issues of health and safety including the use of cannabis as medicine.[11][12]
In November 2021, Washington began hosting an online educational show about cannabis named 5th Quarter. The show focuses in particular on the use of cannabis by athletes.[13]