Haskins was trying to cross the western lanes of Interstate 595 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County when a dump truck hit him, the Florida Freeway Patrol said. The incident was reported shortly after 6:30 a.m., the patrol said. “He was walking on the highway for unknown reasons” when the incident happened, the patrol said in a press release. Details of what led to this were not immediately available. In recent days, Haskins has been in South Florida exercising with some of Stellers’ teammates, as captured on Instagram stories by Haskins and Steelers running after Naji Harris. The news of Huskins’s death caused shocking statements from all over the league and beyond. “I am devastated and have no words for the unfortunate death of Dwayne Huskins,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said in a statement released by the team. “He quickly became a member of our Steelers family upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and was one of our hardest workers, both on the field and in our community,” Tomlin said in a statement. “Dwayne was a great teammate, but even more so a formidable friend to many. I’m really cracked. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Kalabrya, and his entire family at this difficult time.”
“I feel I can be a key player in this league”
Huskins, who reserved last season for retired Steeler Ben Roethlisberger, re-signed with the Steelers for a year last month, ready to enter his fourth year in the NFL. for that reason, “Haskins said in January, according to Steelers.com.” I definitely think I have the talent to do it. I just haven’t collected them all yet. And that’s something I have to do this off-season to put myself in a position to play. “ Haskins became known in the State of Ohio, where he set OSU and Big Ten Conference records as the second red shirt student in 2018, including all-season yards (4,831), touchdowns (50) and total yards (4,939). ). He finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy of that season, which was awarded to the most outstanding player in college football. Washington selected Huskins as the 15th overall pick in the NFL 2019 draft. Haskins played 16 games in two seasons for Washington – starting 13 times – before the team released him in December 2020 towards the end of the second season. of. The Steelers took him in January 2021, although he did not enter a regular season game for Pittsburgh. Former Steelers general Ben Roethlisberger said on Twitter that although he only knew Haskins for a while, he knew he was “a young man who never seemed to have a bad day.” “He came to work every day with a smile on his face and the energy and love in his heart. I really liked his passion and love for the game and the desire to learn and be the best. His smile and his zeal “I will miss you for life!” said Roethlisberger. “I will say it again as I told you face to face, I wish I could still throw the ball like you,” he added.
“Absolutely cracked heart”
The Governors of Washington, the State of Ohio and the other players expressed shock and condolences. Defensive tackle Steelers Cameron Hayward wrote on Twitter that “Dwayne meant so much to so many people.” “His smile was contagious and he was a guy you wanted to be around,” Hughes wrote. “We are all shocked that we lost him. We will miss him too. We lost you very early. Fortunately I had the opportunity to meet you. RIP DH.” Huskins’s second coach in Washington, Ron Rivera, said on Saturday that he was “absolutely broken” when he heard the death of his former player. “Dwayne was a talented young man who had a long life ahead of him,” Rivera said in a statement. “This is a very sad moment and I honestly have no words. I know I’m talking about the rest of our team saying they will miss it a lot.” Steelers host Chase Claypool recalled Haskins’s selflessness in his latest interaction with “I spent your last moments with you and I can only think of how selfless you were in those moments. All you cared about was making sure everyone around you “You’m fine and I can not thank you enough for that. You’re what I’m trying to be,” Claypool wrote. Ryan Day, head coach of the State of Ohio, said in a tweet that the university community is “devastated.” “Dwayne’s loss is beyond tragic and extremely difficult to process. For those who knew him intimately, he was much more than a great footballer. He had a giant heart, an old soul and an infectious smile,” Day wrote in Twitter. The Ohio State Athletics Department issued a statement saying it was “deeply saddened to learn of Dwayne Huskins’s death on Saturday morning.” “We are thinking of the entire Huskins family at this difficult time. Our prayers are with his family and his current and former teammates, coaches, friends and relatives,” the statement said. In the 16 NFL games of his career in Washington, Haskins threw 2,804 yards, 12 touches and 14 interceptions.
