Ohio State Honors Dwayne Haskins at Spring Game
Just a week after Dwayne Haskins' tragic death, his alma mater paid him a moving tribute.
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Quarterback C.J. Stroud, who is expected to be a Heisman Trophy candidate this upcoming season, wore Haskins' No. 7 during the Spring Game to honor him. Upon scoring a touchdown, Stroud pointed towards Haskins' number to celebrate him.
According to WPLG 10 News, the driver of a dump truck struck Haskins around 7 a.m. Saturday, April 9 on westbound I-595 at I-95.
Before entering the NFL, Haskins played three seasons with Ohio State and was the team's starting quarterback in 2018. During that season, Haskins threw for 4,831 yards and 50 touchdowns. Haskins was drafted with the 15th overall pick by Washington in the 2019 NFL Draft and was expected to be the team's starting quarterback of the future.
His primary target at Ohio State was Terry McLaurin, who became his NFL teammate when Washington drafted him in the third round of the same draft.
Unfortunately for Haskins, his career didn't pan out and was cut by the team just before the end of the 2020 season.
Haskins signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after his departure from Washington and was a backup behind Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph this past season.
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He was expected to compete for reps alongside Rudolph and newly-signed quarterback Mitchell Trubisky this offseason and was training with Steelers skill players down in South Florida during the offseason, but a tragic accident has cut his career and life way too short.
