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John David Washington Rams Undrafted Free Agent

The Rams have signed Morehouse running back sensation John David Washington, who surprisingly went undrafted.

Never heard of him? You might have heard of his dad:

Signing the son of actor Denzel Washington on Monday ensured the St. Louis Rams of making a splash the day after the NFL draft ended. John David Washington, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back was among 10 undrafted players signed by the Rams. He played for Division II Morehouse College last year. “This is all a good story,” Rams coach Scott Linehan said. “I hope he’s a good running back.”

Washington had a school-record 1,198 yards with a 5.6-yard average and nine touchdowns, and added 10 receptions for 69 yards is senior year. He also ended his career as the school’s single-game (242 yards) and career (3,699) leading rusher. Washington led the conference in rushing last season, and was named national player of the week by D2Football.com last season.

Linehan said he didn’t know about Washington’s famous father until after the Rams became interested in him. Coincidentally, Linehan’s brother-in-law, actor Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, just finished a movie with Denzel Washington that is scheduled to come out in about a year.

I’d close with a clever line from “Remember the Titans” if I could remember any. It was a good flick, though.

 
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HE WILL MAKE A FINE PLAYER FOR THE RAMS I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WATCH HIM PLAY TWO YEARS AT MOREHOUSE HE WAS GREAT AT MOOREHOUSE AND WILL BE A GREAT PLAYER WITH THE RAMS, HAVING A PRO LINE TO BLOCK FOR HIM IT WILL BE FUN TO WATCH HIM PLAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING TO THE GAMES TO SEE HIM PLAY I WISHED HE WAS IN CHARLOTTE. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FINE ADDITION FOR THE PANTHERS

Posted by JIMMY HART | June 11, 2006 | 09:50 pm | Permalink
 

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