Pittsburgh Steelers fans were ecstatic when the team drafted TE Darnell Washington in 2023, but enthusiasm has since waned. While he is already a solid blocker, fans are disappointed that he hasn’t had a larger receiving role. Beat writers have only compounded that concern this offseason, pounding the narrative that he will never expand in that area.
Yet sometimes, they break ranks, and Gerry Dulac seemed to do that recently in his last chat session. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette scribe provided a little hope for Washington enthusiasts, saying that he could greatly improve under Arthur Smith “if they throw him the ball”.