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A ‘Lean’ 300 Pounds, Dan Campbell Calls Darnell Washington NFL’s Unicorn

Any team preparing to face the Pittsburgh Steelers better have a plan for behemoth tight end Darnell Washington—and even then, it may not matter.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell sounds painfully aware of the challenge Washington poses to his defense on Sunday.

“You don’t see guys like him anymore,” Campbell said on the Lions’ YouTube page. “He’s a big man. He looks like a power forward. He’s big, he’s long, he’s lean. But when I say lean, we know he is about 300 pounds, so it’s, I mean, he’s a load. And you can see his length, man.