(Credit for Photo: (Justin Guido/Post-Gazette) Caption for Photo: Steeler Darnell Washington (80) scores a two-point conversion against the Seattle Seahawks in the home opener at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, on Pittsburgh’s North Shore.

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension with tight end Darnell Washington yesterday, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. 

The deal includes $21 million guaranteed and comes one day after the Steelers reached an extension with linebacker Nick Herbig, another member of the team’s 2023 draft class. 

Washington, a third-round pick out of Georgia in 2023, is coming off the most productive season of his career. He recorded 31 receptions for 364 yards in 2025 and has caught a touchdown pass in each of the past two seasons. 

At 6-foot-7 and nearly 300 pounds, Washington has become a key part of Pittsburgh’s offense, particularly in short-yardage and red-zone situations. 

Washington and Herbig are the first members of general manager Omar Khan’s inaugural Steelers draft class to sign contract extensions with the team.