Though you get used to it after watching him in training camp for awhile, those coming to Latrobe to visit the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time can’t get over how big rookie TE Darnell Washington is. Count NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah in that camp. He recently joined Rich Eisen to preview the Steelers’ season and couldn’t help point out how Pittsburgh’s tight end looks like an NBA forward.
“The tight end, Darnell Washington,” Jeremiah said. “He was listed in the 260’s. Rich, I’ve been doing this for 20 years. I promise you he’s closer to 290 than he is 260.