hEverybody in Pittsburgh got excited when the Steelers drafted TE Darnell Washington in the third round last year. He seems like the prototypical old-school Steeler: a big, hulking tight end who actually blocks. Yet he lasted until the third round. Why? He reportedly had issues with his knees, according to Combine medicals, but we tended to forget about that in the aftermath.
At least, we forgot about it until Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reminded us all. He said in a recent chat session that he believes the Steelers drafted him knowing that he likely would never see a second contract.