The NFL world reacted to the tragic news of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins passing away on Saturday.
On Saturday, Apr. 9, the NFL world learned of the tragic news of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins passing away at the age of 24.
Haskins’ agent, Cedric Saunders, told ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter that Haskins was hit by a car in South Florida on Saturday morning. Haskins was in the area training with his Steelers teammates.
NFL players and media reacted to the sad news of Haskins passing away.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin released a statement following the news becoming public, saying he was devastated and at a loss for words.
Statement from Head Coach Mike Tomlin: pic.twitter.com/hI5QaKzBUq
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 9, 2022
NFL players, media react to the news of Dwayne Haskins’ passing
Former Buckeye Michael Thomas has been close to Haskins and Joe Burrow who was in a quarterback competition with Haskins before transferring to LSU, are among those mourning publicly on social media.
I’m speechless
— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) April 9, 2022
Tough to find the words… you will be missed pic.twitter.com/x9bNzmRvCv
— Joey Burrow (@JoeyB) April 9, 2022
Former NFL MVP, Patrick Mahomes, offered his prayers.
Prayers man…🙏🏽
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 9, 2022
Michigan men Charles Woodson and Rich Eisen are saddened by this tragic loss.
Horrible news this morning https://t.co/9lBmhZbZQk
— Charles Woodson (@CharlesWoodson) April 9, 2022
Oh no. https://t.co/4aHqLKIOir
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) April 9, 2022
Marcus Spears, Damien Woody, Albert Breer, Field Yates and Ryan Clark are among the media members offering their condolences.
This is so hard to hear man 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😔😔😔😔😔 “So Hard” https://t.co/OaUVR4x4Bf
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) April 9, 2022
Dammit man! RIP 🙏🏿 https://t.co/fHU7BRdBW2
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) April 9, 2022
Terrible news. Was a great kid. Had been in Miami this week training with Mitch Trubisky, Najee Harris and a group of Steelers players. https://t.co/8GAqopJfMI
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1512807423928586241
So sad!! Prayers and blessings to his family. My God 🙏🏾 https://t.co/5M8CDc4NHj
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) April 9, 2022
Before joining the NFL, Haskins was a standout quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In his sophomore year in 2018, where he threw for 4,831 yards, 50 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 70.0-percent of his passes. That year, Haskins led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten Championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Washington.
Haskins declared for the NFL Draft in 2019, where he was selected by the now-Washington Commanders with the 15th-overall pick. The quarterback’s tenure in Washington lasted less than two years, as the team released him.
In 2021, Haskins signed with the Steelers. Just this offseason, the team signed him to a one-year restricted free agent tender.
We would like to send our condolence to Haskins’ family, friends and colleagues.