This has been an off-season of intrigue for the Arizona Cardinals. Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald have garnered the biggest headlines as they deal with retirement questions, but the pending free agency of so many starters has been a close second. One story, that wasn’t focused on as much was the attempt by former linebacker Daryl Washington to return to the league.
Washington was originally suspended for four games for violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Things snowballed from there, and he wound up suspended indefinitely. This suspension has kept him out of football for three full seasons.