{"id":109,"date":"2022-04-15T01:50:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T01:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/michaelbsnflblog22\/?p=109"},"modified":"2022-04-15T01:50:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T01:50:32","slug":"dwayne-haskins-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/michaelbsnflblog22\/2022\/04\/15\/dwayne-haskins-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne Haskins Death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

            The NFL world was shaken with some tragic news on Saturday morning with the death of one of its young stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Quarterback Dwayne Haskins, an Ohio State standout and a member of the Washington Commanders and Pittsburgh Steelers, passed away on Saturday when he was struck by a dump truck in South Florida. He was in the Sunshine State training for the upcoming season with his fellow Steeler teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            While the death was certainly tragic, more people are talking about the controversial tweet that ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter sent on Saturday. The now deleted tweet said the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders. Haskins would have turned 25 on May 3.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The sports and NFL community roasted Schefter\u2019s tweet. Those that roasted him included former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones and current Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Jones tweeted \u201cHow about Dwayne Haskins, son, husband, Buckeye brother, friend, beloved teammate, has passed away. TF about his career ups and downs have to do with him unfortunately losing his life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Jackson also tweeted in response to Schefter\u2019s initial tweet saying, \u201cYou lame asf a grown as* man.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Amid the backlash, Schefter reworded his tweet later Saturday as to not be so insensitive, saying the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before becoming Washington\u2019s first-round pick and playing in Pittsburgh, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders. Haskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Schefter has yet to come out and formally apologize. **<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            He wasn\u2019t the only well-known sports figure to get criticized for comments about Haskins\u2019 death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Gil Brandt, a longtime former executive for the Dallas Cowboys, made some pretty harsh comments about Haskins\u2019 passing, saying that he \u201cwas living to be dead\u201d or so to speak, while speaking on Sirius XM NFL Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Brandt went on to say, \u201cIt was always something. It was one of those, \u2018I\u2019m not offsides but they keep calling me offsides. It\u2019s a tragic thing. Anytime somebody dies, it\u2019s tragic especially when you\u2019re 24 years old and you got your whole life ahead of you. Maybe if he\u2019d stayed in school an [extra] year, he wouldn\u2019t do silly things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Twitter erupted in response to those comments as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            ESPN reporter Mina Kimes tweeted, \u201cHow is this real?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Louis Riddick, also from ESPN tweeted, \u201cI really hope you didn\u2019t mean what you said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Finally, Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles Robinson, after hearing the audio from Brandt\u2019s Sirius XM interview, tweeted \u201cIt is just completely inappropriate and hurtful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Brandt later apologized in a tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis morning while learning of Dwayne Haskins\u2019 passing, I reacted carelessly and insensitively on a radio interview. I want to apologize to Mr. Haskins\u2019 family and anyone who heard my poor choice of words. I truly apologize. My heart goes out to his family at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Haskins is survived by his wife, Kalabrya, and his parents, Dwayne Sr., and Tamia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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