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Patriots.com News Blitz - 5/16/2012 Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com takes a closer look at RB Joseph Addai's one-year deal with the New England Patriots. Noting that Addai's deal was not signed at the veterans minimum salary, Reiss be...
Hometown is Stephens City, Va. … Attended Sherando High School, where he earned all-state honors in helping football team to state 2A championship game … Passed for 1887 yards and 20 TDs as a prep senior QB, and had a school-record 9 INTs as a safety on defense … Despite his high school exploits, he was an undersized prep player (170) pounds and was not recruited out of high school by major college football programs, leading to his decision to sign pro baseball contract in 1997 … Arts and sciences major at Tennessee … Off-season residence is Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Off-field pursuits include community service, basketball, video games and jet skiing … Full name is James Kelley Washington.
2006 Season
2006 Season (Cincinnatti Bengals): Played in only seven games last season, but stayed ready during five-week stretch on inactive list and had his best game when called into action for division-clinching win Dec. 18 at Detroit … Had 10 catches for 101 yards and 1 TD on the year.
2005 Season
2005 Season (Cincinnatti Bengals): Played in Games 1, 5-8, and 14-15 … Inactive for the other nine games, and for Wild Card playoff … Had his first receptions of the season Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, going 2-for-30 … Had two catches for 13 yards Oct. 16 at Tennessee … Had four catches for 48 yards Dec. 18 at Detroit, including TD catch in which he outfought tight coverage at goal line for an 18-yarder that gave Bengals a 10-0 first-quarter lead … Did not play in final two preseason games due to hamstring strain.
2004 Season
2004 Season (Cincinnatti Bengals): Saw action in all 16 games for the second of his two NFL seasons, and was credited with starts in Games 12-13 as offense opened in 3-WR set … Finished third on team in catches (31) and receiving yards (378), and scored 3 TDs … Had seasonhigh 5 catches (for 58 yards) Sept. 26 vs. Baltimore … Had 3 catches for 47 yards Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, including 19-yarder for his fi rst TD of season, putting Bengals ahead 14-10 in second quarter … Was 3-for-35 receiving in win on Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland, including an 18-yarder in the fi rst quarter for the fi rst Bengals TD of day, tying the score at 7-7 … Had 2 catches for 35 yards on Dec. 12 at New England, including a 27-yard TD catch from Jon Kitna in the fourth quarter to bring the Bengals within 7 points at 35-28 … Had a season-high 60 receiving yards on Dec. 19 vs. Buffalo, on 4 catches.
2003 Season
2003 Season (Cincinnatti Bengals): Drafted by Bengals in third round (65th overall) … Signed Aug. 3 … One of three Bengals rookies to play in every game, joining LB Khalid Abdullah and FB Jeremi Johnson … Made first NFL start Nov. 23 at San Diego, as offense opened up with three WRs … Ranked fifth on team in catches (22), fourth in receiving yards (299) and fourth in TDs (4).
College
Played only one full season at Tennessee, catching 70 passes for 1080 yards and 7 TDs as a 22-year-old freshman in 2001 … Named to freshman All-America teams by The Sporting News and Football Writers Association … Was considered a probable first round NFL draft choice entering his sophomore year of 2002, but he was limited to four games due to injuries … Missed the first two games in '02 with a knee sprain, and suffered a concussion Oct. 12 at Georgia that sidelined him for the remainder of the season … Underwent surgery on 11-19-02 to fuse two vertebrae in his neck … Career totals in college were 93 catches for 1523 yards and 8 TDs … Entered NFL Draft after his sophomore season.
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