VetMinimum+Incentives Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 AdamSchefterAdam Schefter Arizona is trading RB Tim Hightower to Washington for a conditional late-round pick based on play time, along with DE Vonnie Holliday. ======================= ES Staff Appended Edit: PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 31, 2011 REDSKINS ACQUIRE HIGHTOWER FROM CARDINALS LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that they have received running back Tim Hightower from the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday and an undisclosed draft pick. Hightower (6-0, 222) is entering his fourth NFL season after spending the previous three with Arizona, which drafted him in the fifth round (No. 149 overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He has played in 48 career games, including 36 starts, and rushed for 1,733 yards and 23 touchdowns on 439 carries. Hightower has also made 118 receptions for 801 yards. Last season, Hightower played in 16 games, including 13 starts, and led the Cardinals in rushing with 736 yards on 153 attempts (4.8 avg.). He also topped the team with five rushing touchdowns to give him 23 over the last three years, tied for the 10th-most in the NFL over that span. In 2009, Hightower rushed 143 times for 598 yards (4.2 avg.) and eight touchdowns. That followed a rookie campaign in which he appeared in all 16 regular season games and led the Cardinals with 10 rushing touchdowns, tied for eighth in the NFL. The 25-year-old Hightower was born May 23, 1986, in Alexandria, Va. He later attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria and the University of Richmond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 AdamSchefter Adam Schefter Arizona is trading RB Tim Hightower to Washington for a conditional late-round pick based on play time, along with DE Vonnie Holliday. http://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/97788560681349122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyJay757 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 WOW..Hightower when healthy can be effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetMinimum+Incentives Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Tim Hightower #34 RB Arizona Cardinals | Official Team Site Height: 6-0 Weight: 222 Age: 25 Born: 5/23/1986 Santa Ana , CA College: Richmond Experience: 4th season High School: Episcopal HS [Alexandria, VA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 4th season out of Richmond. 25 years old career stats: CAREER STATSMORE Season Team Rushing Receiving Fumbles G GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost 2010 Arizona Cardinals 16 13 153 736 4.8 80T 5 21 136 6.5 20 0 5 4 2009 Arizona Cardinals 16 16 143 598 4.2 50 8 63 428 6.8 23 0 5 4 2008 Arizona Cardinals 16 7 143 399 2.8 30T 10 34 237 7.0 26 0 2 0 TOTAL 439 1,733 3.9 80 23 118 801 6.8 26 0 12 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetMinimum+Incentives Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Tim Hightower #34 RB Arizona Cardinals | Official Team Site Height: 6-0 Weight: 222 Age: 25 Born: 5/23/1986 Santa Ana , CA College: Richmond Experience: 4th season High School: Episcopal HS [Alexandria, VA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeen80 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Nice pickup. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dro89 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genghis Khan Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I don't see the point of trading for a running back now and days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Skins Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Haha thanks for representing us in CBA negotiations Vonnie, now scram! We need offensive linemen to create holes for these guys!!! And we just re-signed Brown so that's a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer5500 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Why did we just give up our best nickel rusher with our logjam of running backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 WOW..Hightower when healthy can be effective. and when effective, he can be healthy. It's a perpetual motion machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Why did we just give up our best nickel rusher with our logjam of running backs? The logjam of unknowns with a known guy, our best past (t) rusher? wow facepalm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpack3r Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Why did we just give up our best nickel rusher with our logjam of running backs? Cause he is like 55 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorPickSix Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I am a big fan of this trade, as long as the conditional pick isn't super high. I think he's decent on kickoffs too, but that should be split between Austin and Paul with Banks handling the punts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Shanny makes "interesting" personnel moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I like Tim Hightower. I think he has the strength and speed to be a good running back. I'm not sure if I like the move though. I was excited about the three rookie backs we added. The RB competition should be interesting though. Torrain, Helu, Royster, Williams, Draughns, and Hightower. Which 3 will make the team? I am rooting for Helu and Royster, but the addition of Hightower means one of them probably won't be on the active roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 From wiki (fwiw--and something odd seems to be going with the thread ) College career As a true freshman at the University of Richmond in 2004, Hightower played in all 11 games for the Spiders and carried the ball 58 times for 161 yards. He also made 19 receptions for 158 yards. In his sophomore year, Hightower played in 13 games and started nine, rushing 142 times for 777 yards and nine touchdowns and catching 21 passes for 163 yards. He finished third on the team in scoring with 54 total points on nine touchdowns. Starting all 11 games as a junior, Hightower posted career-highs in carries (177), rushing yards (850), receptions (34), receiving yards (269) and touchdown catches (2). He scored seven touchdowns and was a Third-team All-Atlantic 10 selection. In his senior season, Hightower set school season-records with 1,924 yards and 20 touchdowns, carrying the ball 327 times (5.9 avg). His average of 137.43 yards per game rushing led the league and ranked sixth in the nation, earning him an All-Colonial Athletic Association first-team selection. [edit]Professional career [edit]2008 NFL Draft Hightower was not invited to the 2008 NFL combine, but performed well at Richmond's "pro day". He was considered one of the "small-school sleepers" in the 2008 NFL Draft,[2] but lacked the speed of elite running back prospects. Regarded as "more of a ‘three yards and a cloud of dust’ runner",[3] Hightower was projected as a solid middle-round pick.[2] He was drafted in the 5th round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Cardinals with the 149th overall pick.[4] Pre-draft measureables Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic 6 ft 0¼ in 217 lb 4.59 s 4.46 s 7.29 s 31½ in 9 ft 7 in 20 rep All values from Richmond Pro Day[3] [edit]Arizona Cardinals Hightower scored 10 touchdowns during his rookie season, and another 3 in the post season while averaging a meager 2.8 yards per carry. He would rush for a total amount of 399 yards in 2008. Hightower would then become the only Cardinal rookie running back ever to have scored a touchdown in each of his first two games with the franchise. Evetually, he whould go on to score 10 regular season touchdowns (13 including the playoffs), setting a cardinals rookie record. He would score the winning touchdown for the Arizona Cardinals in their last drive of the 2008 NFC Championship Game to propel the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII (the Arizona Cardinals' first). In the 2009 regular season, despite exactly the same number of carries (143) he was able to improve his previous 399 yards to 598 yards, an improvement which brought his yards per carry up to a solid 4.2. Hightower would begin the season well by getting a 80-yard rushing touchdown in a game against the Atlanta Falcons. Hightower would get injured during a game against the Seattle Seahawks and would not be able to play in the following game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebornempowered Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Out with the old, in with the young! Gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat~man Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Don't knock it guys. We have freaking John Beck as our QB, we're gonna need to run the ball in record amounts just to have a chance. Right now we have a bunch of unknowns and an oft injured back... I like the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEREALTOR1 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Hollidays' response to the trade: "I got tricked, duped, led astray, hoodwinked, bamboozled!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I don't see the point of trading for a running back now and days. VH was probably gonna get cut anyways. I say it was a quality transaction, plus we got a draft pick. What's not to like... Also, this adds more comp to the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Sounds like we got fleeced, this guy is nothing special. Guy put the football on the ground too much and for AZ to trade him says a LOT because they have no runners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Skins Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 So what are we looking at depth chart opening day wise now? Gotta think it's: Torain Hightower Helu? Royster? Man, I was really looking forward to Helu getting a lot of time. Maybe a three headed monster in Washington finally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner6775 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 love it.......great player w/ some proven experience and only 25! Torain is good, but injury prone....I think we just got our 3rd down back and goal line guy....he's tough on goal line......love it! HttR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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