WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Thumbing through a media guide for Winston-Salem State football, Thomas Washington doesn’t see his name listed very often. That’s because the statistics portion doesn’t include sack totals. If it did, Washington — a three All-CIAA defensive end in the late 1990s — would be near the top of the list.
These days, Washington, 36, is finished chasing quarterbacks and pursuing something more important — his college degree.
He left WSSU after the 1999 season and four years under former coach Kermit Blount with NFL aspirations. He signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chief but injured a knee in his rookie season, and the pro career he dreamed about was derailed.
After the injury and subsequent surgeries, he spent a year in NFL Europe and won a championship with the Berlin Thunder. He returned to the Chiefs but was one of the last cuts in training camp in 2001.
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