Kelley Washington and Cincinnati Bengals appear interested in reunion

Look at the stats:

Kelley Washington: 6’3" 215
Chris Henry: 6’4" 200

In ‘03, Washington had 4 TDs on only 22 receptions! Similarly, he had 3 TDs on only 31 receptions the next year. He is a threat to score whenever he touches the ball, apparently. He’s just been underused, particularly in the heady days of the Chad-‘n-TJ receiving corps. I mean…when you’re stuck behind those two on the depth chart, you’re stuck!

C’mon back, Kelley…we’ll find a spot for you!

              G No Yds Avg TD
             12 64 1010 15.8 5
               4 23 443 19.3 1

Total 16 87 1453 18 6 Can you guess what these numbers are?

Answer: Kelley Washington’s career stats at Tennessee.

  G No Yds Avg TD
 68 73 896 12.3 9 Kelley’s Pro stats

Kelly was hurt his last year at Tenn. He was drafted on size and potential. It never panned out for him. However, if he can be signed at a bargain price, I would sign him and tell him to eat, eat, eat. Kelley Washington is no better than an average WR, but he could be a TE that would require a safety to cover. Can you imagine a LB trying to cover him. Why hasn’t anybody tried to convert him to TE?

OK, so he’s not a good blocker, but he has proven to be tougher than most WRs. The Pats used him primarily on special teams, coverage teams at that. If I’m Kelley Washington or his agent, I start training to be a TE. Just like a John Smoltz or Dennis Eckersly, they were good Starting Pitchers but were great game Closers. Why couldn’t it work?

Last thought: Kelley Washington had a bad attitude and I don’t see him giving us much help as a WR. I don’t sign him as a WR. However, I would sign him if he were cheap enough and explore changing him to a TE.