NFL player Broderick Washington Jr. holds 4th annual youth football camp in Longview

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — Summers in East Texas bring college and pro football players back to the Pineywoods as they return home to hold youth camps during the offseason.

Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Broderick Washington Jr., a former Longview Lobos and Texas Tech standout, returned home to Longview on Friday night for his 4th annual youth football camp.

Washington, who’s entering his seventh NFL season, all with the Ravens, returned to Lobo Stadium to put on his free youth football camp for kids ages 5-17.

The kids participated in drills and skills training while being coached by Washington, along with other players, Longview coaches and others.

Washington, who missed a good chunk of the 2025-26 season due to an injury, is back healthy and ready to be an anchor on the Ravens’ defensive front.

He talked about how fellow pro and former Lobo Trent Williams was a big inspiration for him to have his annual camp, and why giving back to the Longview community is so important to him.

“To me man it means a lot just because I think I always followed Trent’s lead with this stuff. That’s all I heard about when I was in school. Trent was always the standard and I think when I was in school that was what I was always chasing, so just to be able to do that and always come back and see the kids, and especially the ones that’s been here year after year it’s just awesome to see their growth and it just does so much for me before going into my own season as well. It means the world to me to be able to come out and do this,” Washington said.

Washington will also hold a family fun day event on Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Boys and Girls Club of Big Pines in Longview.

He and the Ravens open the 2026-27 regular season at the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, September 13 at noon.