Facing a 3rd and goal from the 5-yard line late in the first quarter Sunday against the Denver Broncos in the Mile High City, the Pittsburgh Steelers turned to their own player who is in rare air height-wise.
That would be second-year tight end Darnell Washington.
Motioned out wide to match up against diminutive Broncos safety in P.J. Locke, the hulking Washington took advantage of the size matchup and hauled in a back-shoulder throw from quarterback Justin Fields for not only the game’s opening score but the first touchdown of his NFL career, leading to a new Mile High Salute in the process.