The Lions plan to tackle Darnell Washington sounds a lot like how wrestlers eliminate The Big Show from the Royal Rumble
He is a large man, and it’s going to take a few guys to stop him
The Detroit Lions are facing off against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, and this is a must-win game for the Lions. They’re all must wins from here. The Steelers have themselves a tight end over there, by the name of Darnell Washington, who is the size of a Mack truck. Maybe you’ve seen him in action when he won Angry Runs a few weeks back.
Darnell Washington.
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Pretty impressive stuff. On Friday, Lions head coach and former NFL tight end Dan Campbell was asked if he’d ever seen a tight end like Washington, and he said that he hasn’t since back when he played. Campbell said they don’t make tight ends that size anymore. Washington is 6-foot-7 and 311 pounds. Sam LaPorta is 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds for comparison’s sake. Campbell was asked how you tackle a guy like that, and for a wrestling fan, it sounded familiar.
The Lions plan to tackle Darnell Washington sounds a lot like how wrestlers eliminate The Big Show from the Royal Rumble
“I know this. It always starts with the first guy. You got to get this guy wrapped up, grab something. And then we need population of football, man, your teammates are coming.” Campbell said. “That’s really what it is. You know, Rock (Ya-Sin), grab a calf. You know Amik (Robertson), you guys get over there, get a ball out, and teammates are coming. And that is the biggest help we can get is population to the football.”
If anyone has ever watched a Royal Rumble in which The Big Show was in, you know there comes a point where every guy in the ring works together to get him out. Everyone grabs a limb and pushes and pulls until the giant is out of the ring. Granted, this is from the Andre the Giant battle royal, but the point remains.
Luckily for the Lions, Washington is more of a blocking tight end. He’s only caught 26 passes for 316 yards this year. But if he does get some catches, the team has to be there to tackle him.
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