Pittsburgh Steelers rookie tight end Darnell Washington has been lauded for his blocking ability. It’s what he majored in at Georgia and for the 2023 NFL Draft, he was regarded as the classes’ best blocking tight end. However, in the current NFL many tight ends are valued by the media and fans on how they are in the passing game, not so much on what they can do in the run game.
That doesn’t concern Washington. He he knows how valuable it is for a tight end to be able to block in the NFL. Washington spoke with reporters at OTA’s and 93.