Askew played with the Lincoln Capitols in 2002,[2] and set a NIFL record with seven touchdown runs in a 120–15 win over the River City Renegades in 2002.
[8] He was also named Running Back of the Year for the league In 2007, he ran for the Lexington Horsemen of the United Indoor Football.
On July 28, 2007, in a playoff game against Bloomington Extreme, he surpassed the best receiver in the NFL Jerry Rice for most touchdowns by a professional football player, with a total of 209.
Just weeks before the season started, the Silverbacks had let Mister go as their head coach, and Rayshawn decided to part ways as well.
His brother is running back B. J. Askew, who played for the New York Jets and was drafted out of the University of Michigan in 2003.
Rayshawn's oldest brother Mister Askew, is currently the running back coach at Bethany College (West Virginia).
Rayshawn also has two cousins, Matthias Askew (Michigan State University) and Tab Perry (UCLA) both who played for the Cincinnati Bengals.