9 , ▁Young ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁as ▁an ▁und raft ed ▁free ▁agent . ▁He ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁practice ▁squad ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁Young ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁Young ▁signed ▁a ▁fut ures ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁When ▁he ▁reported ▁for ▁camp , ▁Young ▁was ▁surprised ▁to ▁learn ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁full back . ▁Head ▁coach ▁Mike ▁Sh an ah an ▁stated , ▁" Just ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁hit , ▁we ▁needed ▁some ▁full back s ▁and ▁we ▁thought ▁since ▁he ▁had ▁good ▁hands ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁ideal ▁candidate ," ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁Young ' s ▁transition . ▁The ▁position ▁wasn ' t ▁completely ▁foreign ▁to ▁Young , ▁who ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁Vill an ova ▁as ▁a ▁running ▁back ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁line back er . ▁He ▁ended ▁up ▁making ▁the ▁Red sk ins ' ▁final ▁ 5 3 - man ▁ro ster ▁as ▁the ▁backup ▁full back ▁after ▁all ▁cut s ▁were ▁made . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Young ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁receiving ▁touch down , ▁a ▁three - yard ▁reception ▁from ▁Don ovan ▁Mc N abb ,