Leon Washington

Leon Washington: The drafting of Joe McKnight spells the end of Leo in my eyes.New York Jets RB Leon Washington has traded to Seattle for a 5th round pick. With the 5th round pick the Jets selected Kentucky RB John Conner. The New York Jets drafted USC running back Joe McKnight and just swapped backup running back Leon Washington to the Seattle Seahawks. Fifthround selection changed the New York Jets Leon Washington for seventh round and slid down a few picks in the fourth and sixth...Read Full Story

Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News has an article posted about Leon Washington once again not showing up to the off season workouts . Really Leon? Really? All I can do is shake my head at this. The speculation is that Leon is unhappy with his Tender, set at 1.75 million. His agent told the paper the fact that he hasn’t signed his tender doesn’t mean he’s not happy. What do I say to that? Complete bull. Of course he’s not happy. He wasn’t happy last year when he didn’t get a new contract...Read Full Story

Leon Washington, the Jets’ dynamic running back/kick returner , skipped the first day of the Jets’ organized team activities Monday amid reports he’s unhappy with his current contract, which has a base salary of $535,000. Washington, 26, is entering the final season of his initial rookie contract. He reportedly is seeking a new contract that averages $6 million per season. The Jets have been negotiating a new contract with Washington this offseason, but according to the Star-Ledger of...Read Full Story

The writing was on the wall when the Jets traded up to draft USC running back Joe McKnight. Clearly the organization wasn’t comfortable with Leon Washington returning off his injury and they didn’t take long to act, trading him and their seventh round pick to Seattle for the 139th overall pick in the draft, where they took Kentucky fullback John Connor. It is a sad day for TOJ and Jets fans everywhere. Leon was a fan favorite and an electric playmaker during his career with the Jets...Read Full Story

Leon Washington 's broken leg in Sunday's New York Jets game against the Oakland Raiders was something like you'd expect to see in a gruesome horror movie. He broke his right fibula on a 6-yard run in the first quarter, and it was so bad that teammates said they could see the bone sticking out through his skin, and blood gushed all over the field. Damien Woody, Washington's teammate, said (via Nj.com ): ‘‘As soon as I saw it, I knew it was over. (Washington’s) foot was in the ground and...Read Full Story