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CLEVELAND — Darnell Washington exited Sunday’s matchup with the Cleveland Browns with a forearm injury. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ massive tight end headed to the locker room and has been ruled out for the remainder of the contest. He was seen later in a sling on the sideline.
Washington had a pair of grabs in the first quarter, picking up 15 yards. A third-round draft pick in 2023, Washington has emerged as a sizeable part of the Steelers’ attack, having recorded 29 receptions for 349 yards and a touchdown entering Sunday.
After a highly entertaining 31-yard catch-and-run against the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this year, Washington received high praise from quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“They’re getting scared of him, for sure. They should be,” Rodgers said. “He’s a mammoth. He jumped over a guy. He stiff-armed a guy to the ground, ran a guy over, made another guy miss a tackle. Then he had a block where he knocked two guys down. … I’m just so proud of him, really just his approach and the growth I’ve seen since training camp as he’s continued to get his body in shape, get his mind in shape.”
Washington also dealt with a concussion after being on the wrong end of a hard tackle against the Baltimore Ravens a few weeks ago.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers TE Darnell Washington’s Afternoon Takes Unexpected Turn vs. Browns
