He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2003; he has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos, Amsterdam Admirals, Hamburg Sea Devils, Frankfurt Galaxy, and Las Vegas Locomotives.
He has the unique distinction of being an All Southern Conference selection in both sports and was the first in league history to have been a Player of the Week in both football and basketball; he was inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
He has also been a member of the Chicago Bears,[3] Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers.
[8] He spent his final season in professional football starting 5 games at Offensive Tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2011.
While playing professional football Washburn served as a volunteer high school basketball coach in Chicago and Forest City, North Carolina;[10] in July, 2015 he was named Head Basketball Coach at Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina after spending a year as a volunteer assistant.