Leon Washington Returns to Jets
June 1, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Football
After holding out for the last three weeks due to a dispute over his contract, Leon Washington is back with the New York Jets. While his contract situation still hasn’t changed, Washington decided to end the holdout.
Last season, the 26-year-old running back had a very good season. He rushed for 448 yards on 76 carries for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. He also had 335 receiving yards, 303 yards on punt returns and 1231 yards on kickoff returns. In total, he had nine touchdowns (6 rushing, 2 receiving, 1 kickoff return).
Washington’s season last year was good enough to …read more




