The Pittsburgh Steelers have opened up the checkbook this offseason to keep some of their top young players, and they did just that again on Wednesday night.

Pittsburgh and young tight end Darnell Washington have agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension with $21 million guaranteed, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

The Steelers already have Pat Freiermuth as arguably their best pass-catching tight end, but Washington has become a bigger part of the offense in recent years. As a result, it is no surprise to see him rewarded with a handsome bag of cash.

This move comes on the heels...

The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing TE Darnell Washington to a four-year, $42 million extension with $21 million guaranteed, according to Jeremy Fowler.

Washington, 24, was named second-team All-SEC after his junior season at Georgia. He decided to forego his remaining eligibility and declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.

He was selected by the Steelers in the third round that year, with NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein compares him to former NFL TE Darren Fells.

Washington signed a four-year, $5,353,910 rookie contract that included a $893,753 signing bonus. During his three-year college career, Washington recorded 45 receptions for 774 yards and three...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed tight end Darnell Washington to a four-year, $42 million extension, per Jordan Schultz. Washington was entering the final year of his rookie contract and will now remain in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future.

The Steelers now have two of the top 12 highest-paid tight ends in football, as Washington’s new deal moves him in front of Juwan Johnson and T.J. Hockenson in terms of annual average value.

Washington is coming off a career year, posting career highs in receptions (31) and yards (364) while continuing to be one of the best run blocking tight ends...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a four-year contract extension with tight end Darnell Washington that will keep him under contract in Pittsburgh through 2030, according to a report by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.

The four-year deal has $42 million in new money, for an average annual value of $10.5 million per season, and has $21 million in guarantees.

The 6-foot-7 and over 300-pound Washington has been a stellar blocker since he first joined the Steelers out of Georgia in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and he has grown as a receiver in each of his three...

Quarterback Caleb Williams made history by becoming the first-ever player of the Chicago Bears to be featured on the cover of Madden NFL.

The cover of the 2027 edition of the highly popular video game was officially released by EA Sports on Tuesday, showing Williams attempting to pass the ball with the Chicago skyline in the background.

Williams said it was a “full-circle moment” and a dream come true to be on the cover, joining other legendary signal-callers like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Vince Young, and Patrick Mahomes, among others.

[Bears coach Ben Johnson was flatly...

The youngest member of Pittsburgh’s three-headed monster at tight end last year, Darnell Washington has signed a long-term extension to remain with the team, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Steelers will retain the massive weapon on a four-year, $42MM deal.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed TE Darnell Washington to a four-year, $42 million extension. First reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Steelers lock up Washington after a breakout 2025 season. Per Fowler, $21 million of it is guaranteed although that likely includes injury guaranteed. At $10.5 million per year, Washington becomes the NFL’s highest-paid “blocking” […]

San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams acknowledged that the contract he signed in April might be the last of his stellar career. Williams said he's committed to completing the two-year, $50 million contract that runs through the 2027 season but then said he would likely retire at age 39. "It’s scary. It’s scary," Williams said Wednesday in his first news conference since signing the deal. "I’m toying between the idea of going until I can’t no more and just leaving while I’ve still got some good product left and not getting ran out the league." Williams talked about wanting...

The Cleveland Browns shook up the NFL world on Monday when they stunningly traded star defensive end Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams.

While you’re never going to be able to get an equal return for a player like Garrett, the Browns still did pretty well for themselves. Jared Verse came back to Cleveland in the trade along with draft capital, giving the Browns a building block for the future on the edge.

Verse got to Cleveland on Wednesday and got straight to work in the offseason program. He talked about his initial shocked reaction to the trade, but...

The Dolphins continue to shuffle paperwork for their picks from the 2026 NFL Draft. A day after landing the signatures of 10 drafted rookies, Miami has followed up with the completion of negotiations with both its first-round picks. While the team made an announcement for the signing of No. 12 overall pick Kadyn Proctor this afternoon, it was NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero that announced No. 27 overall pick Chris Johnson‘s signing.

As a three-star recruit out of Roosevelt HS (CA), Johnson didn’t have a ton of options, but he chose to stay fairly close to home when committing to San...

The Chicago Bears are in the midst of their final voluntary organized team activity (OTA) running from June 2-4, and with the media at Halas Hall today, we got some updates.

Both defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo and linebacker T.J. Edwards were at practice today, although neither participated in the team portion. Odeyingbo tore his Achilles in November and Edwards broke his ankle in January. Their participation is a positive sign towards them being ready for the season.

Not at practice were nickel Kyler Gordon, defensive back Cam Lewis, or defensive end Montez Sweat.

Regarding Gordon, head coach Ben Johnson said,...

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