He hasn’t played in an NFL game since December of 2013, and now Daryl Washington is no longer a member of the Arizona Cardinals.
The linebacker, recently able to earn conditional reinstatement from an indefinite NFL suspension after violating the policy for substances of abuse, was released by the team Thursday. He had met with team president Michael Bidwill, General Manager Steve Keim and coach Bruce Arians earlier this week.
Washington was conditionally reinstated from league suspension prior to the draft. He would be evaluated “later in the season” to see if he would receive full reinstatement, the NFL had previously said in a statement.