With the average NFL career lasting le s than four years, it's always smart for players to be thinking about what's next. Although most players aren't quite sure what they'll be doing after they hang up their cleats for good, that's not the case for rookie . The 2018 second-round pick, who won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top wide receiver while at in 2017, knows exactly what he wants to do with his life once his playing days are over."I think about my future a lot," Washington said. "Being a rookie you always have to be cognizant of what you're going to do after
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