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Nate Washington (born August 28, 1983, in Toledo, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Tiffin.
College career
Washington played college football at Tiffin where he majored in Information Systems. He holds eight individual Tiffin receiving records, including records for receptions in a game (13), yards in a game (299), receptions in a season (70), yards in a season (1,428), touchdowns in a season (16), receptions in a career (212), yards in a career (4,214), and touchdown receptions (47).
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Signing with the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005, Washington became the first Tiffin player in the modern era to play in the NFL. He made his first career touchdown catch, a 27 yard touchdown, in a Thursday night game against the Miami Dolphins on opening night of the 2006 NFL season. It was the first touchdown scored by an NFL team that season. His first career reception came in the 2005 AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos.
He was the Steelers' slot receiver throughout the 2006 season, and started two games after injuries to Hines Ward.
A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Washington signed his one-year, $1.417 million tender offer on April 16, 2008. Washington is currently the team's third receiver behind Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes.