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Richard is a very descriptive name
Pack football loses two
Washington dismissed; Lewis intends to transfer
Staff File Photo by Scott Lewis
Richard Washington had 29 catches for 348 yards for N.C. State as a junior last season.
By LORENZO PEREZ, Staff Writer
N.C. State wide receiver Richard Washington, who was second on the team in receptions in the 2004 season, has been dismissed from the program, a school official said.
Washington's dismissal was confirmed Thursday by Annabelle Vaughan, assistant athletics director for media relations. Vaughan would not comment on the reason for the dismissal.
A rising senior from Fort Myers, Fla., Washington had 29 receptions for 348 yards and two touchdowns last season despite missing three games because of a knee injury. Washington had 44 catches for 500 yards and six TDs as a sophomore.
Washington, 6 feet and 172 pounds, was one of the Wolfpack's quickest receivers and State often sought to get the ball to him on short passes with the expectation he could break tackles and get down the field. He also was used on reverses and carried the ball 12 times for 133 yards last season.
Washington, who could not be reached for comment, was suspended for two games during the 2003 season for unspecified violations of team rules. He missed a third game that season because of bruised ribs.
Another Wolfpack player, kicker Tyler Lewis, plans to transfer, his father said Thursday. Lewis set several national high school scoring records at Albemarle High School but was redshirted as a freshman at NCSU last season.
Terry J. Lewis, 53, said he and Wolfpack coach Chuck Amato encouraged the kicker, a Parade All-America, to complete his coursework this semester, but Tyler Lewis already has left campus.
After his high school career, he held national records for career kicking points (428), career extra points (350) and most extra points in a season (112 in 2001). Redshirt sophomore John Deraney handled all of State's kicking duties in 2004, averaging 41.9 yards a punt and converting 13 of 22 field-goal attempts.
Amato's decision to redshirt Lewis was disappointing, the father said, but it was not the sole factor in his son's departure.
"He could have gone anywhere, and he chose the Wolfpack," Terry Lewis said. "We just made a bad choice, I guess."
Lewis declined to offer further specifics on his son's decision.
"It just didn't work out," he said. "It wasn't Tyler's kicking, that's for sure."
Tyler Lewis was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Staff writer Lorenzo Perez can be reached at 829-4643 or [email protected]
Richard is a very descriptive name