Leon Washington Needs to Stop Whining

April 2, 2010   ·   Mike Gurnis   ·   Jump to comments

During the Summer of 2009, it was highly publicized that Jets Running Back/Kick Returner Leon Washington wanted more money and a new contract.
The Jets, according to several reports, offered Washington a very lucrative contract last summer, and Washington refused to take it.  Sure enough, Washington's decision to not sign that contract came back to bite him in the rear, er, the leg.
Washington broke his leg in a game against the Oakland Raiders, ending his 2009 season, and bringing up questions about whether he still has the ability to be a gamebreaker.
This off-season, Washington became a restricted free agent, and the Jets gave Washington a second-round tender.  He hasn't signed his tender with the Jets yet, and clearly still wants the big money. 
But making the situation even worse, is that Washington has refused to work out with the Jets or rehab his broken leg with the Jets in the offseason.  This decision has angered Jets Head Coach Rex Rya...

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