ATLANTA - Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Nate Washington was awarded a perfect score by the judges of the ABC television series "Dancing With the Stars" following the routine he performed in the end zone after catching a ten-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger late in the second quarter of Sunday's 41-38 overtime loss to the Falcons. "You never want to lose a game," said Washington. "But hopefully we can use my perfect score as something to build on for next week."
Washington said he spends a lot of time in practice each week working on his touchdown celebration dance, despite the fact that he is currently the number four receiver on the depth chart. "Hopefully, I showed the coaching staff and my teammates today that when I get the opportunity I can showboat with any receiver in this league."
Coach Cowher revealed Washington's score during his post-game news conference. "I just finished a conference call with Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli," said Cowher. "The judges were unanimous in their appraisal of Nate's celebration booty-shake. I am pleased to report that Nate received a perfect score." When pressed for specifics, Cowher was reluctant to elaborate. "Carrie Ann said it was 'passionate,' Len described it as 'fantastic,' and Bruno called it 'a playful, sexy romp.'" Cowher also said that Tonioli felt Washington was "destined for induction into the Hall of Fame of Hips." Cowher said he was proud of Washington. "Nate left it all out there in the end zone today."
