Richard Crawford (American football)

Richard Crawford (born August 1, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Redskins. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.

Early life
Crawford, of Oceanside, California, attended Oceanside Adventist Elementary for 8 years, graduating in 2004. He went to El Camino High School and graduated in 2008.

Washington Redskins
Crawford was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft, joining SMU teammate Josh LeRibeus, who was drafted by the Redskins in the third round. On May 4, 2012, the Redskins officially signed him to a four-year contract. At the start of 2012 training camp, it was announced that Crawford was taking reps as punt returner providing competition for Brandon Banks. After having an impressive preseason, that included having two interceptions and displaying good punt returning skills, he made the final 53-man roster at the start of the 2012 season.

On September 9, 2012, he made his NFL debut in the season opener against the New Orleans Saints and had one tackle. In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, he and Niles Paul took over punt/kick return duties for an inactive Brandon Banks. In overtime, Crawford returned a punt for 64 yards, which set up the game-winning field goal. He would later recover the ball after Ryan Kerrigan forced Nick Foles to fumble in Week 16. In the last regular season game against the Dallas Cowboys, Crawford recorded his first interception on Tony Romo in the Cowboys' first drive of the game.

Crawford announced via his Twitter account that he would be changing his jersey from #39 to #20 on April 6, 2013.