Daryl Washington of the Arizona Cardinals had the world at his feet. It was September of 2012, and the star linebacker had just been handed a six-year contract worth tens of millions of dollars. Five years later his Cardinals’ career appears to be over.
Washington’s marijuana use led to his downfall. There was also a domestic violence incident that certainly didn’t help matters. A promising career appears to have been wasted, and the talented player is now hoping a team, any team, will give him a chance to redeem himself.
Washington’s tale is just one of many drug-related sob stories that the league has been privy to.