There may not be a hotter player over the past week of training camp for the Pittsburgh Steelers than rookie TE Darnell Washington, at least in terms of impact per opportunity. He’s scored four touchdowns since the Steelers put the pads on for the first time in their fifth practice, and he has impressed in the manner in which he uses his size to do so.
You won’t find the coaches surprised, however. That’s what they anticipated they would see out of him, never pigeonholing him as just a blocker, even if that is going to be a critical component of what they will ask him to do in their offense.