NFL Level: Mark Washington is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Arizona State and Texas State. Washington has also played for the Miami Dolphins.

At Arizona State: Played in eight games at linebacker as a true freshman ... recorded seven tackles during the year, all unassisted ... also had two tackles for lost yards and a quarterback sack ... collected a season-high five solo tackles at Stanford where he registered the two tackles for loss and sack.

Long Beach Poly: Comes from the storied Long Beach Poly... hard-hitting linebacker who had 120 total tackles as a senior—65 solo stops and 55 assists ... had 23 tackles for lost yards, six quarterback sacks, recovered three fumbles and caused five ... first-team All-CIF on defense ... also a first-team All-Moore League selection ... was named to the All-Long Beach Team as well as selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Dream Team ... received the school’s Most Outstanding Linebacker Award ... a member of The Tacoma News Tribune’s "Western 100" ... an All-America selection by PrepStar Magazine, a Max Emfinger All-American and rated the No. 5 linebacker in the West by PacWestFootball.com ... also rated as the No. 85 player in the Farwest by SuperPrep Magazine ... as a junior, posted 45 tackles, five for lost yards and three quarterback sacks ... caused three fumbles and intercepted a pair of passes ... started four games for 2001 Poly team which captured the CIF Southern Section Division I championship and finished the year ranked No. 3 nationally by USA Today .

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1985 in Harbor City, Calif ... son of Mark and Dorthea Washington ... father played defensive end at the University of Colorado ... renaissance student-athlete who has had poetry published in the Poem Society Book and acted in Queen of the Nile at Long Beach State University.

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