Ohio State Honors Dwayne Haskins With Emotional Video Tribute
On Saturday (April 17), Ohio State honored Dwayne Haskins who died in a tragic accident earlier this month. His football career took off at the university.
At their spring game during halftime at the Ohio Stadium, an emotional video played for the crowd in attendance. See below:
The players also kneeled during a moment of silence.
Additionally, starting quarterback C.J. Stroud wore Haskins' name on the back of his jersey.
Dwayne Haskins was a college football standout at Ohio State. Starting just one season for the Buckeyes back in 2018, he instantly became one of the best collegiate players, setting Big Ten records and finishing third in Heisman Trophy voting that same year.
During the 2019 NFL Draft, the then-Washington Football Team selected Haskins with the 15th overall pick, however he struggled through an up-and-down rookie season and was released during his second season in 2020.
A year later, the Steelers signed Haskins, however he didn’t play during the regular season. With the departure of veteran quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, he was vying for the starting job this offseason.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, on April 9, the 24-year-old was reportedly struck by a dump truck on the I-595 while trying to walk across cross lanes with oncoming traffic. It is still unclear why Haskins was walking on the highway.
He was in Florida training with his team. The FHP says he was walking on a “limited access facility for unknown reasons.”
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