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Tavares Washington
No. 74 – Las Vegas Locomotives
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	April 20, 1983 (age 41); Greenville, Mississippi
Career information
College:	Florida
Undrafted:	2006
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (2006–2007); Washington Redskins (2008); Kansas City Chiefs (2008); Las Vegas Locomotives (2009–present); *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
	First-team JUCO All-American (2002); UFL champion (2009);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Tavares Washington (born April 20, 1983) is an American football guard for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the University of Florida, and has also played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

Washington was born in Greenville, Mississippi. He attended South Delta High School in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and played high school football for the South Delta Bulldogs.

He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Ron Zook and coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football teams from 2002 to 2005.

Washington was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2006, and was a member of the 49ers' practice squad from 2006 to 2007. He was released by the 49ers in 2008, signed by the Washington Redskins and released. He was subsequently signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2008, and appeared in two of the Chiefs' regular season games.

Since 2009, he has been a member of Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL, and participated in the Locomotives' 2009 UFL championship.

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-* First-team [[Junior college|JUCO]] [[All-America]]n (2002)
+* First-team [[Junior college|JUCO]] [[All-American]] (2002)
 * [[United Football League (2009)|UFL]] champion ([[2009 UFL Championship Game|2009]])
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-'''Tavares Washington''' (born April 20, 1983 in [[Greenville, Mississippi]]) is an [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]]. He was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006. He played [[college football]] at [[Florida Gators football|Florida]].
+'''Tavares Washington''' (born April 20, 1983) is an [[American football]] [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] (UFL).  He played [[college football]] for the [[University of Florida]], and has also played professionally for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).
-Washington has also been a member of the [[Washington Redskins]] and [[Kansas City Chiefs]].
+Washington was born in [[Greenville, Mississippi]].  He attended [[South Delta High School]] in [[Rolling Fork, Mississippi]], and played [[high school football]] for the South Delta Bulldogs.
+He accepted an [[athletic scholarship]] to attend the University of Florida in [[Gainesville, Florida]], where he played for coach [[Ron Zook]] and coach [[Urban Meyer]]'s [[Florida Gators football]] teams from [[2002 Florida Gators football team|2002]] to [[2005 Florida Gators football team|2005]].
+Washington was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2006, and was a member of the 49ers' practice squad from 2006 to 2007.  He was released by the 49ers in 2008, signed by the [[Washington Redskins]] and released.  He was subsequently signed by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in 2008, and appeared in two of the Chiefs' regular season games.
+Since 2009, he has been a member of Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL, and participated in the Locomotives' 2009 UFL championship.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.gatorzone.com/football/bios.php?year=2005&sub=team&bio=washington.html Florida Gators bio]
 *[http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/tavares_washington/ Kansas City Chiefs bio]
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
+| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American college football player, professional football player, offensive lineman, guard, tackle
 | DATE OF BIRTH     = April 20, 1983
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Greenville, Mississippi
+| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Greenville, Mississippi, United States
 | DATE OF DEATH     =
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-[[Category:Players of American football from Mississippi]]
 [[Category:American football offensive tackles]]
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 [[Category:Florida Gators football players]]
-[[Category:Undrafted National Football League players]]
-[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
-[[Category:Rhein Fire players]]
-[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]
 [[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]]
 [[Category:Las Vegas Locomotives players]]
+[[Category:People from Greenville, Mississippi]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Mississippi]]
+[[Category:Rhein Fire players]]
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+[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
+[[Category:Undrafted National Football League players]]
+[[Category:Washington Redskins players]]