Kelly Washington was the most athletically gifted receiver Tennessee has ever had, but as they say, "your most valuable skill is being available." what happened to Washington was not fair, but he wasn't the best personally i heard. you would have to get to his team mates to know the truth, but i can tell you i jumped up and down when he went to cinci, bcause it was short drive to see him play. he was never the same btw. the injury killed his career.
I don’t know if there’s an ounce of truth in this, but I was told by a Gibbs Hall RA of the time that Washington played a huge roll in convincing Stallworth to turn pro early so he could be WR1. If I remember correctly, Stallworth got cold feet about the NFL shortly after announcing, but had already signed with an agent.Yes, and sadly that ended up being about 17.5% of his total career receiving yards.
Kelly Washington was the most athletically gifted receiver Tennessee has ever had, but as they say, "your most valuable skill is being available." what happened to Washington was not fair, but he wasn't the best personally i heard. you would have to get to his team mates to know the truth, but i can tell you i jumped up and down when he went to cinci, bcause it was short drive to see him play. he was never the same btw. the injury killed his career.
I would say Washington was more athletic, but Patterson was more consistent. Washington was a very, very good combat receiver. A lot of Washington’s mystique is based on practice though. In those days the press could watch practice, and every day for almost two years you’d hear stories of Washington dominating practices as a WR and QB. Dominating UT’s defense is those days was no easy feat. Washington was a lot of fun to have on the team until he wasn’tI didn't get to watch Washington play. Would you say he was more athletic than Patterson?