Dwayne Haskins, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers, was killed after being hit by a automotive on Saturday.
He was 24.
Haskins was struck by a car Saturday morning in South Florida, his agent advised ESPN.
Haskins had spent the 2021 season with Steelers because the scout staff quarterback. He didn't see any sport motion. He was anticipated to have an opportunity to compete for the quarterback spot in Pittsburgh in 2022 after the retirement of longtime starter Ben Roethlisberger.
“The world misplaced an ideal particular person at the moment,” Steelers linebacket T.J. Watt tweeted. “When Dwayne first walked into the locker room I may inform he was an upbeat man. He was all the time making individuals smile, by no means taking life without any consideration. His influence on me will final a perpetually.”
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin echoed that sentiment.
“I'm devastated and confused with the unlucky passing of Dwayne Haskins,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stated in a press release. “He shortly grew to become a part of our Steelers household upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and was certainly one of our hardest staff, each on the sector and in our group. Dwayne was an ideal teammate, however much more so an incredible good friend to many.
“I'm really heartbroken.”
Haskins spent his first two NFL seasons with Washington, beginning 13 video games and throwing 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
The Highland Park, N.J., native starred collegiately at Ohio State. In his one season as a starter, in 2018, he led the Buckeyes to the Large Ten championship and a victory within the Rose Bowl, the place he was named the sport’s Most Worthwhile Participant.
The Ohio State soccer Twitter feed posted and picture of Haskins in motion with the phrases, “Chief. Legend. Ceaselessly a Buckeye.”
For the season, he threw 50 landing passes towards simply eight interceptions. He completed third within the Heisman Trophy voting and was chosen by Washington with the ninth choose within the 2019 NFL draft.
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