It was Arians' second year in the job, and he was mostly working with veteran receivers in an offense that didn't rely heavily on the position. The Steelers didn't draft a receiver that year, but they did pick up an undrafted player out of little-known Tiffin University in Ohio.
That receiver essentially didn't play during the regular season, but earned a spot on the roster and had the first catch of his career in the AFC Championship game.
Nate Washington wouldn't go on to be a great wide receiver. It wasn't a fairytale story. Yet, Washington did develop from a forgotten prospect playing football for a college that had never had a player make it in the NFL before, to a quality starter.