Cardinals LB Daryl Washington Gets One Year Of Probation For Assault On Former Girlfriend

A judge on Wednesday sentenced Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Daryl Washington to a year of supervised probation for assaulting a former girlfriend who is the mother of his daughter.
Now Washington, one of the team's top defensive players, will wait to see what punishment he may face from the NFL under its personal conduct policy.

"We've known this was coming for a long time," Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. "Daryl's known it. So, whatever the judge decides is right in this case and we'll live with it. We'll wait and see how that goes."

Washington was suspended the first four games of last season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

The 27-year-old pleaded guilty nearly a month ago in Maricopa County Superior Court to aggravated assault arising out of a May 1 argument with the woman.

Authorities said Washington choked the woman and caused a fall that broke her right collarbone.

Possible punishments for Washington had ranged from probation to 18 months in jail, though his plea agreement with prosecutors called for probation.

Source: ESPN