For Darnell Washington, the wait is almost over. In what’s been a busy last nine months, going from winning a national championship to attending the NFL Combine, holding your Pro Day, getting drafted, participating in spring ball, training camp, preseason – you’ve got all that? – it’ll be gameday soon enough.
Like the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookie class, Washington will make his NFL debut Sunday afternoon against the San Francisco 49ers and the league’s top defense a year ago. Predictably, there’s some rookie nervousness and angst but Washington can’t wait to get out on the field and hit somebody.